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Uddhav: Understood BJP’s policy to eliminate allies in 2019 & broke ties
Ahead of the BMC elections in Mumbai, Thackeray on Friday met former corporators. While addressing them, Thackeray reportedly said, “I had understood BJP's policy to eliminate allies in 2019 itself and hence, had broken ties with the national party. What I understood in 2019, Nitish Kumar has understood now.”
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Bachchu Kadu: ‘There is a feeling of being insulted… I had told Shinde and Fadnavis to give me a Cabinet ministry’
In an interview with The Indian Express, Prahar Janshakti Party MLA and former minister in the MVA government, Bachchu Kadu says he is disappointed but is still hopeful of finding a berth in the Cabinet.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
‘Disappointed’ Independent MLA meets CM Eknath Shinde, says ‘Cabinet expansion not over yet’
"I am disappointed a bit as it's human nature. But not so much that I will defect from the group. They had promised that they will make us ministers so they will... The expansion is not over yet. They have told us that it will happen in the next expansion," he said.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: Independents, smaller parties left out in cold
The independents and small party MLAs however have been left out even though some of them were sitting ministers, such as Bachchu Kadu and Rajendra Yadravkar.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Thackeray faction seeks four weeks from EC to submit papers supporting claims
When the Eknath Shinde-led faction revolted against the party to form a government with the BJP in June, it had written to the EC seeking allocation of the party’s bow and arrow election symbol.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Legacy battle: To take back Thane, Uddhav Thackeray pits Anand Dighe’s nephew against Shinde
Anand Dighe was the Maharashtra CM's mentor. After he died in 2001, Shinde laid claim to his legacy and sidelined Kedar Dighe.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
The sidelined Thackerays now emerge out of the cold, get a warm Shinde welcome
Uddhav Thackeray's sister-in-law Smita and nephew Nihar meet CM Eknath Shinde, back him as a true Shiv Sainik.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Case revives hope of ‘dream home’ among Patra chawl’s former residents
With the project coming under spotlight with its link with the arrest of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, Naik, now in his late 40s, along with 671 other tenants who have been fighting to reclaim their properties, are hoping that the stalled project with finally see the light of the day.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Opposition leaders facing graft probes get clean chit after joining BJP: Sanjay Raut
Stating that while there was no reason to oppose institutions like the ED, Raut, in his weekly column Rokthok, argued that it is wrong if such institutions are misused for political reasons.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
‘Taxi drivers facing losses everyday, who will think about their issues?’: A L Quadros, General Secretary of Mumbai Taximen’s Union
"Even since the prices of CNG have started going up by more than 20-25 per cent, we have been requesting for fare revision and reminding them (the authorities) about it," says A L Quadros.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Explained: What is Mumbai’s Patra Chawl case, in which the ED has detained Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut?
Raut has been under investigation in a case related to irregularities in a chawl redevelopment project in Mumbai’s Goregaon.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
One week after Aaditya, Shinde begins tour of Nashik, Aurangabad
In his three-day tour, Shinde will hold meetings and rallies in the constituencies of rebel MLAs, which Aadtiya had visited.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Locked in EC battle with Shinde, Uddhav gets Sainik loyalty ‘affidavits’ on birthday
Given the political developments that rocked the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena over the last one-and-a-half months, the mood and atmosphere that hung in and around Motoshree Wednesday was celebratory but sober.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
‘My mistake was to blindly trust people, those with monstrous ambition’, Uddhav in Saamana interview
Without naming Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, who left the Shiv Sena along with 39 other MLAs, Thackeray pointed out that the rebel camp started plotting to break the party and oust him from power at a time when he was unwell and hospitalised.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Thackeray, Shinde camps go all out to prove who’s the real Sena
Since the rebellion by Eknath Shinde and 39 other Sena MLAs, the Shinde faction is on a spree to poach workers, former and sitting corporators and MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Loyalists throng Aaditya rallies, say Shiv Sainiks still with Thackerays
Aaditya, who embarked on the Yatra on Thursday covering parts of Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad and Ahmednagar districts, received a warm welcome from supporters who vowed to stand with the family in the fight to reaffirm its political identity.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Traitors want to finish off Shiv Sena: Aaditya Thackeray
On the charge by rebel Sena MP Rahul Shewale that the Thackerays were keen on a patch-up with the BJP, Aaditya remained evasive. "The traitors can go on with their script,” he said.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Bullet train project: NHSRCL invites bids for construction of BKC station
The announcement of clearance had came close on the heels of sustained opposition to the project by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray, who had termed it as “of no use to the people of Maharashtra”. Instead, a Mumbai-Nagpur bullet train was needed, he had said.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022Aaditya Thackeray: ‘Blame greed of traitors, whom we gave everything… also we trusted too much’
"The idea of MVA wasn’t an alternative or option, it basically became a model of democracy where parties and people from varying ideologies could work for the people and ensure peace and prosperity for the state," says Aaditya Thackeray
Mon, Jul 25, 2022
Aaditya hits the road to rally support, says the ‘good Sena’ betrayed
Aaditya started his three-day 'Shiv Sanvaad Yatra' of districts Thane, Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad on Thursday, and will wrap Saturday.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022Shiv Sanvaad Yatra: Have set out to build Sena afresh, says Aaditya Thackeray
Sena workers from Thane, loyal to Aaditya, put up a strong show of support at Thane toll naka as he traversed the stretch as part of his three-day 'Shiv Sanvaad Yatra' of four districts — Thane, Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad — to revive support for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Aaditya Thackeray to hold rallies outside Mumbai to revive support, first stop Thane
In the first phase of the yatra, an outreach programme for Sena workers, Aaditya will be visiting parts of Thane, Nashik and Aurangabad districts starting Thursday and meet the cadre besides addressing rallies at a few places.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Congress cries Bal Thackeray legacy betrayal as Shinde govt restores Emergency pension
The scheme was initially launched by the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP-Shiv Sena government in 2018. It was scrapped in 2020 by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government which included the Congress and the NCP as partners besides the Sena.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Uddhav was keen on alliance with BJP, had met PM: Rahul Shewale
Speaking to mediapersons in New Delhi, Shewale claimed that the patch-up did not occur due to the antagonistic stand taken by certain members of the Sena against the BJP and Thackeray’s procrastination.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Shinde faction’s choice for LS leader is two-time Dalit MP
Rahul Shewale was the first party MP to write to Uddhav Thackeray urging him to support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in the elections.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022