Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Thursday accused its ally, the BJP, of trying to poach MLAs in Maharashtra as the deadline for forming a government drew near. An editorial in the Sena’s mouthpiece Saamana said the party had received complaints that newly elected MLAs were being offered money, but said it was confident they would not defect. Deadline and the Governor Sources said the outgoing Assembly had two days left, and a special three-day session might be called the following week to swear in new MLAs. They said a settlement ofRead More

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said in Mumbai on Tuesday that Maharashtra’s next chief minister would be from his party, as the deadlock over forming a new government continued. He said the state’s politics was changing and that the Sena would win what he called its fight for justice. What Raut said Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, told reporters that decisions about Maharashtra would be made in Maharashtra and that the chief minister would be a Sena leader. His comments came amid reports that the Sena was making friendlyRead More

Ambadas Danve of the Shiv Sena on Thursday won the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council election from the Aurangabad-Jalna local authorities constituency, an election official said in Mumbai. Danve won the contest, held on Monday, by 418 votes. The contest and turnout Danve faced Baburao Kulkarni of the Congress. The electorate was made up of representatives of local self-government bodies, and 647 of the 657 eligible voters cast their ballots, a turnout of 99.48 per cent. According to the official, 321 men and 326 women voted, while only 10 voters, nineRead More