VBA

VBA candidate Anees Ahmed misses filing nomination by few minutes

Ahmed was not initially keen on fighting the election, but later pitched for a ticket from the Congress, claiming Muslim leaders wanted him to contest the election for the community's representation from the seat.

7 hours ago

VBA candidate Anees Ahmed misses filing nomination by few minutes

7 hours ago

Ex-minister Anees Ahmad joins VBA, to contest from Nagpur Central seat in Maharashtra polls

Ahmad was inducted into the fold in the presence of party chief Prakash Ambedkar, and the VBA announced his candidature from the Nagpur Central constituency in the state polls.

28 October 2024, 10:18 IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Ex-minister Anees Ahmad joins VBA, to contest from Nagpur Central seat

Ex-minister Anees Ahmad joins VBA, to contest from Nagpur Central seat in Maharashtra polls

28 October 2024, 10:18 IST

Prakash Ambedkar's VBA to contest most seats in Maharashtra polls

Ambedkar floated the VBA on March 20, 2018. However, so far the party has not managed to win a single seat in the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls.

17 October 2024, 04:08 IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi to contest most of the seats

Prakash Ambedkar's VBA to contest most seats in Maharashtra polls

17 October 2024, 04:08 IST

VBA announces 2nd list of 10 candidates for Maharashtra polls

This is the second list announced by the VBA.

09 October 2024, 08:10 IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Ambedkar-led VBA announces second list of 10 candidates

VBA announces 2nd list of 10 candidates for Maharashtra polls

09 October 2024, 08:10 IST

Ambedkar-led VBA announces first list of 11 candidates; fields a transgender

Announcing the candidates during a press conference in Mumbai, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar said Shamibha Patil, a transgender from the Leva Patil community, will contest from Raver assembly seat in Jalgaon district of north Maharashtra.

21 September 2024, 10:10 IST

Ambedkar-led VBA announces first list of 11 candidates; fields a transgender

21 September 2024, 10:10 IST

VBA to declare first list of candidates for assembly polls in next five days

The decision was taken at the core committee meeting of the party presided over by VBA founder-president Prakash Ambedkar and state unit president Rekha Thakur.

19 September 2024, 03:25 IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi to declare first list of candidates in next five days

VBA to declare first list of candidates for assembly polls in next five days

19 September 2024, 03:25 IST

Adivasis will not dance to the tune of Congress, BJP: Prakash Ambedkar

Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, raised the issue of water, land and forests involving the tribal population.

10 September 2024, 10:57 IST

Adivasis will not dance to the tune of Congress, BJP: Prakash Ambedkar

10 September 2024, 10:57 IST

Prakash Ambedkar gears up for Maharashtra polls, says VBA aims to change 'casteist trend'

Both the Congress and BJP have ghettoised SCs and STs into reserved constituencies only, said B R Ambedkar's grandson.

28 August 2024, 09:13 IST

Prakash Ambedkar gears up for Maharashtra polls, says VBA aims to change 'casteist trend'

28 August 2024, 09:13 IST

More than half a dozen political parties could pose challenges for two alliances in Maharashtra

The elections to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, which comprises 288 members, is expected around October. There are also efforts to float a third front - which could come as a challenge to two alliances.

11 August 2024, 07:30 IST

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Over half a dozen political parties could pose challenges for two alliances

More than half a dozen political parties could pose challenges for two alliances in Maharashtra

11 August 2024, 07:30 IST

Prakash Ambedkar to launch 'aarakshan bachao yatra' for SCs, STs, & OBCs

While in Antarwali Sarathi in Ambad in Jalna, Maratha reservation campaigner is undertaking his sixth hunger strike demanding the implementation of reservation of Marathas as Kunbis, a sub-caste covered under OBC and the the formal notification of the ‘sage-soyare’, a Marathi term for ‘relatives from the family tree', which widens the scope of the quota.

23 July 2024, 07:11 IST

Prakash Ambedkar to launch 'aarakshan bachao yatra' for SCs, STs, & OBCs

23 July 2024, 07:11 IST