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  • Maharashtra MLC Election: Ruling BJP, Sena, NCP Move MLAs To 5-Star Hotels |

    New Delhi: The new political drama is unfolding in Maharashtra as the state gears up to hold an election for 11 legislative Council seats on Friday. Two years ago, during Maharashtra’s Legislative Council elections, unexpected outcomes were seen which caused the defeat of Congress’s Chandrakant Handore. After this, it caused the downfall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government shortly after by a rebellion led by Eknath Shinde and caused the split of the Shiv Sena.

    Now the tables have turned as the ruling Mahayuti alliance feels the pressure while the opposition MVA alliance aims to secure victories for all three of its Candidates, supported by MLAs from the ruling bloc aligning with either Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena or Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Resort politics has made a comeback in Maharashtra after its unexpectedly good performance in the recent Lok Sabha Election, in which the alliance managed to secure 30 seats out of the state’s 48 Lok Sabha constituencies.

    With 12 candidates in the fray for 11 seats in the elections scheduled to be held on Friday, all three ruling parties have sensed the danger and shifted their MLAs to five-star hotels to prevent cross-voting. In the Opposition camp, only the Sena (UBT) has asked its MLAs to gather in one place.

    In today’s election in Maharashtra, 12 candidates contesting for 11 seats, all three ruling parties have recognised the risk and moved their MLAs to five-star hotels to avoid cross-voting. On the other hand, in the Opposition camp, only the Sena (UBT) has instructed its MLAs to assemble at a single location.

    Following the unexpected victory in the Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections 2024, the ongoing MLC polls are important for the political parties. 

    The Maharashtra Assembly consist of 288 seats and currently has 274 members which means that every MLC candidate needs 23 first-preference votes to get elected. 

    The ruling Mahayuti is a part of the NDA alliance which consists of the BJP, the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar wing of the NCP, has nominated nine candidates in the polls and has 201 MLAs, including Independents and smaller parties.

  • BREAKING: Big Jolt To Sharad Pawar As EC Says Ajit Pawar-Led Faction Is ‘Real’ NCP |

    NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday dealt a major blow to the faction helmed by veteran Maharashtra leader Sharad Pawar by settling the dispute within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in favour of the faction led by his nephew and state’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. According to the sources, the poll panel has given the Nationalist Congress Party name and symbol to the faction led by Ajit Pawar in a significant decision that is likely to have a bearing on the forthcoming polls. The Election Commission also provided the Sharad Pawar faction with a one-time option to choose a name for its new political entity and provide three preferences to the poll body. The concession is to be utilised by 3 pm on February 7, 2024, the poll body said.

     

    EC settles the dispute in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), rules in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar, after more than 10 hearings spread over more than 6 months.

    Election Commission of India provides a one-time option to claim a name for its new political formation… pic.twitter.com/1BU5jW3tcR
    — ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2024

     

    Welcoming the EC decision, Ajit Pawar faction leader Praful Patel said, “We welcome the ruling of the Election Commission…We live in a democracy and any decision can be challenged. Maybe attempts will be made to challenge this at the Supreme Court or High Court…All I would like to say is that the decision we made was correct and through EC, our decision has been proven correct.”

    Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis also congratulated NCP leader Ajit Pawar after ECI ruled the NCP name and symbol matter in favour of his faction.

    However, Sharad Pawar’s daughter and MP Supriya Sule said, “…Our documents were fine. The founder member and founder leader of this party is only Sharad Pawar…But now the atmosphere is something else right now. There is an ‘adrishya shakti’ in the country which is doing all this. We will fight…We will definitely go to Supreme Court…”

    She went on to add, ”…I think what happened with Shiv Sena is what is happening with us today. So, this is not a new order. Just the names have been changed but the content is the same…”

    Celebrations At Ajit Pawar’s Mumbai Office 

    Celebrations began outside Ajit Pawar’s office in Mumbai soon after the EC ruled in favour of their faction.

    EC Decision Shakes Up NCP Dynamics

    The decision, announced on Tuesday, not only grants legitimacy to the Ajit Pawar faction but also bestows upon it the coveted NCP name and symbol, setting the stage for upcoming electoral contests. Facing a tight deadline, the Sharad Pawar-led faction has been offered a one-time opportunity to christen its new political entity and submit three preferred names to the Commission by February 7, 2024, by 3 pm.

    EC Verdict After More Than 10 Hearings

    Following an exhaustive process spanning over six months and encompassing more than ten hearings, the EC meticulously weighed the merits of both factions’ contentions.

    Prolonged Legal Battle In Court

    The legal battle witnessed formidable representation from luminaries such as Mukul Rohatgi, Neeraj Kishan Kaul, and Maninder Singh for the petitioner, countered by the expertise of Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Devdatt Kamat from the respondent camp.

    Central to the EC’s decision was the determination of the faction holding sway over the party’s legislative wing, which ultimately favoured the Ajit Pawar-led contingent. Serious discrepancies in the Sharad Pawar faction’s claims, particularly regarding organizational majority and adherence to the party constitution, undermined the credibility of their assertions. Given the imminent Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the EC has extended a special allowance to the Sharad Pawar faction, urging compliance with electoral regulations.

    EC Seeks Transparency In Political Processes

    In a broader admonition, the Commission urged political entities to embrace transparency in their internal affairs, emphasizing the need for comprehensive disclosures regarding organizational elections and democratic procedures.

    Call For Public Disclosure

    Proposing voluntary public disclosures, including party constitutions, electoral procedures, and office-bearer lists on party websites, the EC seeks to empower the electorate with crucial information, thereby enriching the democratic process.

  • Your government itself gave Padma Vibhushan to Sharad Pawar: Supriya Sule hits back at PM Modi

    Your government itself gave Padma Vibhushan to Sharad Pawar: Supriya Sule hits back at PM Modi

    Mumbai:

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a statement regarding Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar in the Shirdi rally on Thursday. Now his son and NCP MP Supriya Sule has hit back at PM Modi. Sule said that it was the Modi government which had given the country’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to Sharad Pawar for his work in the agriculture sector. The contribution of the NCP founder to the farmers should not be underestimated.

    Actually, PM Modi held a rally in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district on Thursday. During this time, PM Modi had said without naming Sharad Pawar, “Some people in Maharashtra did politics only in the name of farmers. A senior leader of Maharashtra worked as the Agriculture Minister of the country. I personally respect him.” I do, but what has he done for the farmers?”

    Let us tell you that Sharad Pawar was the Agriculture Minister in the Congress-led UPA government (2004-14). PM Modi also said that when Pawar was the Union Agriculture Minister, farmers were at the mercy of middlemen.

    Speaking to reporters in Sindhdurg district, Supriya Sule said, “Whenever the Prime Minister comes to Maharashtra, he calls NCP an inherently corrupt party.” Sule, MP from Baramati, said, “Pawar Saheb was given Padma Vibhushan by the Modi government for his work in agriculture and politics.”

    Earlier on Friday afternoon, former state minister Anil Deshmukh said that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar should have left the stage to protest in Shirdi or PM Modi should have said the right thing.

    Deshmukh told reporters in Nagpur, “Ajit Dada should have left the stage (in protest) or given proper information to PM Modi, so that he can correct his statement.” Deshmukh said that PM Modi had in the past Sharad Pawar has been praised for his contribution to the farming community.

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  • NCP broke silence on the meeting of Sharad Pawar and Gautam Adani, asked- ‘Why is there trouble’

    Commenting on the pictures, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said that no one listens to Rahul Gandhi in India. On Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked why Congress was silent on Sharad Pawar’s meeting with Adani. BJP leader Amit Malviya, meanwhile, said, ‘The rift between Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar couldn’t be more obvious… throw Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar into the mix, not to mention the Congress governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and so on. Would appear they are all working at cross purposes! The INDIA alliance is collapsing on many fronts.

  • Sharad Pawar vs Ajit Pawar: Election Commission called both factions of NCP for hearing on October 6.

    The Election Commission has called the rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for a hearing on October 6. Ajit Pawar A faction led by NCP had rebelled against NCP leader Sharad Pawar and approached the Election Commission, laying claim to the party’s name and election symbol.

    Both factions of NCP stake claim on the party

    As each faction of NCP is claiming to be the party, the matter requires determination by the Commission under Para 15 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968. In such a situation, the Commission has directed both the groups to be present personally or through their authorized representative for the hearing in the case on October 6. Citing the rules, it is being said that the Commission will now start the hearing under Para 15 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order.

    Ajit Pawar rebelled against uncle Sharad Pawar and joined Shinde government.

    It is noteworthy that two days before he rebelled against his uncle Sharad Pawar to join the Maharashtra government in early July, NCP leader Ajit Pawar had approached the Election Commission on June 30 and sought to contest the elections along with the name of the party. The mark was also claimed. Later, Ajit also declared himself the party president with the support of 40 MLAs.

    The group led by Sharad Pawar had told the Election Commission that there is no dispute in the party.

    Recently, the Sharad Pawar-led faction had told the Election Commission that there is no dispute in the party, except that some people have separated from the organization for their personal ambitions. In this, reference was made to the rebel group led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

    Ajit Pawar made a big revelation about joining Shinde government

    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday, September 10, claimed that almost all the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs had written a letter to Sharad Pawar urging him to join the Eknath Shinde government when the Uddhav Thackeray-led government Was about to go. Thackeray’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government comprising NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena had fallen in June last year due to the rebellion of Eknath Shinde. This rebellion lasted from June 21 to June 30 last year, when Shinde became the Chief Minister with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party. During the rebellion led by Shinde, many NCP MLAs were taken to Surat in Gujarat, and from there to Assam.

    Ajit Pawar had said that if his claim was proved wrong then he would retire from politics.

    Ajit Pawar had said in a rally in Kolhapur, when Uddhav Thackeray’s government was about to fall, almost all the NCP MLAs wrote a letter to the party chief (Sharad Pawar) urging him to join the government (by supporting BJP). did. He had said, if this (what he has said) is wrong then I will immediately retire from politics. If my claim is true then those spreading lies will have to retire (from politics).