LoP in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with party President Mallikarjun Kharge.
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If I get a chance to bring Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray together, then I will definitely do it: Bala Nandgaonkar
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader and the party's candidate from the Shivadi assembly seat in Mumbai, Bala Nandgaonkar says, "15 years ago I contested the election from here and won but in between PM Modi's wave came and everything was lost... I am loyal to the Thackeray family. If I get a chance to bring Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray together, then I will definitely do it."
Congress candidate from Jamshedpur East, Dr Ajoy Kumar writes to ECI
All seats will be declared by Oct 26: Congress' Maharashtra in-charge ahead of assembly polls
The Congress asserted that there were no differences in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition and the final seat-sharing arrangement among its constituents will be out by Saturday evening.
The party made the assertion after its central election committee met at the AICC headquarters here on Friday to deliberate on the candidates' names for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls. (PTI)
Will field 20-25 candidates if MVA fails to reach agreement, warns SP's Azmi
Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent Samajwadi Party on Friday warned it will field 20-25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls if the opposition bloc does not end seat-sharing talks with smaller parties by Saturday.
Talking to reporters after meeting NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar here, SP leader Abu Azmi accused the Congress of "deceiving" his party in the past and said it prolongs talks and then claims deliberations are on. Azmi said SP has also staked claim on Byculla and Versova seats. (PTI)
Raghubar Das distributing money for election of his daughter-in-law: Ajoy Kumar
Ambedkarite Maharashtra Republican Party backs Ajit Pawar
The Maharashtra Republican Party, an Ambedkarite-party, which has presence in 23 of the 36 districts of the state has announced its support for Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
Shiv Sena (UBT) releases second list of 15 candidates; check full list
Shiv Sena (UBT) released its second list of 15 candidates on Saturday. The list was released in Saamna, the party's mouthpiece.
1) Dhule City - Anil Gote
2)Chopda (AJ)- Raju Tadvi
3) Jalgaon City- Jayshree Sunil Mahajan
4) Buldhana - Jayashree Shelke
5) Digras- Pawan Shyamalal Jaiswal
6) Hingoli- Rupali Rajesh Patil
7) Partur- Asaram Borade
8) Devalali (Aja) Yogesh Gholap
9) Kalyan West - Sachin Basare
10) Kalyan East - Dhananjay Bodare
11) Wadala- Shraddha Sridhar Jadhav
12) Shivdi- Ajay Chaudhary
13) Byculla- Manoj Jamsutkar
14) Srigonda- Anuradha Rajendra Nagawade
15) Kankavali- Sandesh Bhaskar Parkar
Congress will release its Maharashtra second list in half an hour: Ramesh Chennithala
Congress releases second list of 23 candidates for Maharashtra polls
'Congress contested all seats in Haryana but lost,' says Raut amid buzz of Rahul Gandhi's displeasure over MVA seat-sharing
Ramesh Chennithala alleges two MLAs have been offered crores to join Ajit Pawar-led NCP
BJP releases a list of star campaigners for the Maharashtra assembly elections
Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat to meet Sharad Pawar over seat-sharing with Samajwadi Party
Congress leader T S Singh Deo on CEC meeting to pick Maharashtra Assembly poll candidates
"... Rahul Gandhi had to go for condolence. The meeting started a little late and the discussions were taking longer. And then he excused himself after the discussion on the last constituency... In the CEC meetings, he discusses making the policies more inclusive... He wants to make sure that candidates from smaller communities should not be left out because of being less in terms of population... The first condition is winnability but we have to make sure that people from all communities are included," T S Singh Deo told ANI.