Sonia Gandhi to address three rallies in Maharashtra todayOctober 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will address three rallies in Maharashtra today. Besides Mumbai, Gandhi will campaign in Kolhapur and Nagpur for Congress- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidates.
Jharkhand BJP legislators quit, demand early pollsSeptember 9th, 2009 RANCHI - All 22 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand Wednesday handed over their resignations to Governor K. Shankarnarayan demanding early elections in the state that has been under president's rule since Jan 19.
BJP legislators in Jharkhand quit, demand assembly electionsSeptember 9th, 2009 RANCHI - All 22 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand Wednesday submitted their resignations to demand immediate assembly elections in the state that has been under president's rule since Jan 19. The legislators handed their resignations to Governor K.
Three Shiv Sena legislators join CongressSeptember 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Shiv Sena got a pre-election jolt Tuesday when three of its senior legislators joined the Congress. Ahead of the assembly elections Oct 13, Manikrao Kokte from Nashik, Vinayak Nimhan from Pimpri-Chinchwad, near Pune, and Rajendra Raut of Barshi crossed over to the Congress.
Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana, Arunachal on Oct 13August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Assembly polls in the three Congress-ruled states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will be held simultaneously Oct 13, the Election Commission announced Monday. The counting of votes will take place nine days later, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters here.
Chiranjeevi grapples with calls for merger with CongressAugust 20th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A year after Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi entered Andhra Pradesh politics, his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) has plunged into crisis with a section of legislators suggesting that he merge the party with the ruling Congress. Barely three months after their election to state legislative assembly, five of the 18 PRP legislators want Chiranjeevi to merge the party with the Congress.
Musical laser show to boost tourism in MaharashtraAugust 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - With an aim to lend a fillip to the tourism in the state, the Maharashtra Tourism has launched a laser show. Bollywood star Celina Jaitley was present during a musical laser show that was presented for the first time here last evening.
PMK bats for Congress in Tamil NaduJune 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - The PMK, which had dumped the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections to join hands with the AIADMK, is now supporting the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress in its demand for ministerial berths in the state government. PMK leader S.
Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrate their formation dayMay 1st, 2009 MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD - Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrated their formation day on Friday. On the occasion, Maharashtra Governor S.
Six BSP legislators join Congress in RajasthanApril 4th, 2009 JAIPUR - All six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators in Rajasthan Saturday joined the Congress, giving the ruling party a majority in the state assembly. 'We have joined the Congress to give a stable government in the state.
Congress, NCP strike seat deal in MaharashtraMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After its failure to cobble a poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar, the Congress party Monday stuck a deal over sharing of seats with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra. 'We will fight unitedly as alliance partners in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Police for IPL after pollsMarch 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Police on Friday said it would be better if the Indian Premier League (IPL) is held in the state after elections.aharashtra's Director General (Elections) Suprabhat Chakravarty suggested that the tournament should be put on hold till the election is over. "There is no point in putting extra strain on policemen.
Congress, NCP strike alliance in MaharashtraMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress and its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday struck an alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan told reporters that the two parties had arrived at a seat-sharing arrangement for 40 of the 48 seats in the state.
Rebel BJP MP joins CongressFebruary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Maharashtra, Hari Singh Rathore, Friday formally joined the Congress party. Rathore, who represents Yavatmal constituency in Maharashtra, had supported the Congress in July 22 trust vote on the India-US civil nuclear deal.
Apex court refuses to ban release of 'Deshdrohi' in MaharashtraJanuary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday refused to ban the release of Bhojpuri film 'Deshdrohi', which allegedly depicts Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's stand against north Indians, in Maharashtra. A bench of Justices B.N.
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