India Political Highlights | Maha Yuti camps celebrate as it wins 9 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council polls

Uddhav, Jayant Patil attend dinner meet of Congress MLAs on eve of Maharashtra Legislative Council polls

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) Maharashtra unit chief Jayant Patil on Thursday attended a dinner meeting of Congress MLAs organised to discuss the opposition strategy for Friday's biennial elections to 11 seats of the Legislative Council.

Read more

Cross-voting fears loom large over Maharashtra Legislative Council polls

The biennial elections for 11 seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council - where 12 candidates are in fray, is set to have a photo-finish and may trigger another round of political developments in this western Indian state.

Read more

BJP's MLC candidate Pankaja Munde offers prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple

BJP's MLC candidate Pankaja Munde visits and offers prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections today.

Current seat composition in Maharashtra Legislative Council

Quick facts about MLC polls

Candidates of the MLC polls

Voting begins for Maharashtra Legislative Council.

Congress writes to the Election Commission to bar BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad from voting in the MLC polls.

Congress writes to the Election Commission to disallow BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad from voting in the MLC polls. He is an accused in a firing case.

Who invented the idea that Congress will split? : Vijay Wadettiwar

"Who invented the idea that Congress will split? All the three candidates of Mahavikas Aghadi will be elected," the office of Vijay Wadettiwar said in a post on 'X'.

Uddhav Thackeray 's PA Milind Narvekar reaches out to MLAs of treasury benches

Here is a list of candidates for the MLC polls

Antapurkar is considered close to Ashok Chavan

NCP MLA Nawab Malik, who is on bail in a case of money laundering, votes

Siddique's father Baba Siddique has joined NCP (Ajit Pawar) ahead of state assembly elections

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrives at Vidhan Bhavan, 100 of 270 MLAs cast their vote

When I was in jail I was not allowed to vote, how can Ganpat Gaikwad vote in polls: Anil Deshmukh, NCP (SP) MLA

Ganpat Gaikwad is entitled to vote as per rules: Atul Bhatkhalkar, BJP MLA

Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut reach Vidhan Bhavan to meet Congress leaders at the latter's office.

Aaditya Thackeray says 'This is the last day and last session of the 'Khoke' government'

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray says, "This is the last day and last session of the 'Khoke' government. We had demanded that in Mumbai or other places where all projects are stalled for many years, the government should do development..."

Watch | Kerala's BJP Yuva Morcha workers hold protest march to the Public Service Commission headquarters

BJP Yuva Morcha workers hold protest march to the Public Service Commission (PSC) headquarters in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram over allegations of bribery in the appointment of PSC members.

Arjun Ram Meghwal says Karnataka government diverting SC, ST welfare fund to fulfil Rahul Gandhi's guarantees

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal says SC, ST welfare fund being diverted by Karnataka government to fulfil Rahul Gandhi's guarantees, it is in violation of Constitution.

Winning and losing happen in life': Rahul Gandhi urges supporters not to be 'nasty' towards Smriti Irani

Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP urged people to refrain from using "derogatory language" against his political rival Smriti Irani. Gandhi took to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday and asked his supporters to "not be nasty towards Irani or any other leader".

Read more

'Wish more would learn from Rahul Gandhi': Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot

"Humility, respect, empathy and dignity. These are the values we must cherish. Wish more would learn from Rahul Gandhi," senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot said, quoting Rahul's post on Smriti Irani.

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Counting to begin from 5.00 pm

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday arrived at Matoshree to meet Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Banerjee is in Mumbai to attend the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

Via PTI

JD(U) taunts Lalu Prasad for attending Anant Ambani's wedding

A close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday taunted RJD president Lalu Prasad and his family for attending the wedding of Anant Ambani.

State Rural Works Minister Ashok Choudhary was replying to queries from journalists on Prasad, his wife and former CM Rabri Devi leaving for Mumbai along with several other family members. Choudhary said the RJD supremo "had served as chief minister of Bihar for a long time and hence, there is nothing unusual about his getting an invitation. But we must notice the gap between the words and deeds of these people. Their ally Rahul Gandhi keeps attacking Ambani and Adani. RJD leaders also do the same at their own political rallies".

Read more

June 25 declared as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas': Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the government has decided to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' as on this day in 1975, Emergency was declared by former PM Indira Gandhi.

Read more

Yet another headline grabbing exercise in hypocrisy by the non-biological PM, Congress rebukes Centre's 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'

Observing June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' will serve as a reminder of what happened when Constitution was trampled over: PM Modi

Counting of votes for Maharashtra Legislative Council commences

NDA government not stable, may not continue in power, says Mamata Banerjee after meeting I.N.D.I.A. ally Uddhav Thackeray

'We have no details about the arrest of B Nagendra yet': Karnataka CM

"We have no details about the arrest of B Nagendra yet. I know that he has been taken to record his statement", said Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Uddhav Thackeray's Man Friday Milind Narvekar leading the tally

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Shivajirao Garje leading with 20 votes

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: BJP's Yogesh Tilekar wins

BJP candidate Yogesh Tilekar, the president of Bharatiya Janata Party OBC Morcha, won the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls.

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: All five BJP candidates won, says Girish Mahajan

• Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Shivajirao Garje and Rajesh Vitekar reach the quota of 23 votes each

• Congress candidate Pradnya Satav, the wife of late Rajeev Satav, reach the quota of 23 votes

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: I am happy, I will serve the people, says Pankaja Munde

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Maha Yuti's nine candidates win

After the brutal drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP-led Maha Yuti (NDA) scored a victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls defeating the Maha Yuti (I.N.D.I.A) which risked putting up an additional candidate.

Read more

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Maha Yuti camps break into celebrations

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) head and former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's PA Milind Narvekar wins

Your govt celebrated 'Constitution Murder Day' every day in last 10 years: Mallikarjun Kharge to PM Modi on 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'

Union Minister and BJP President J P Nadda congratulates Maha govt on MLC poll victory

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on MLC poll victory

"We had confidence that our 9 candidates will win...Chamatkar hua hai...Not only Mahayuti MLAs voted for us but people of other parties also supported us based on development work done by us," Shiv Sena leader & Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said as all 9 Mahayuti candidates win Maharashtra Legislative Council polls.

Via ANI