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NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday and their talks are expected to lead to a final call on a tie-up with the Shiv Sena to form a government in Maharashtra after 25 days of deadlock. (Photo: File)

Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi meet on fate of alliance with Sena today

Meanwhile, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said that 'we are trying to find if Sena, Congress and NCP can come together'.

18 Nov 2019 8:36 AM

Sharing a video of a speech by Thackeray on Twitter, Fadnavis wrote he taught people the value of 'self-respect'. (Photo: File)

He taught 'self-respect': Fadnavis lauds Bal Thackeray amid fight with Sena

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena skipped a meeting of NDA constituents on the eve of the winter session of Parliament.

17 Nov 2019 1:04 PM

Amidst the political stalemate in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik said that a 21-member meeting of his party, with Sharad Pawar at its helm, will be held in Pune on Sunday. (Photo: File)

NCP core-committee holds meeting to discuss Maharashtra situation in Pune today

Malik added that in the meeting NCP will discuss the strategies to overcome the political stalemate.

17 Nov 2019 9:49 AM

The Shiv Sena, which is holding talks with the Congress and NCP for government formation in Maharashtra, said on Saturday that it would not attend a meeting of NDA constituents on the eve of the winter session of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Sena to sit in Oppn in Rajya Sabha, decides to skip NDA meet today

The Sena also accused BJP of having intentions to indulge in 'horse-trading' in the state.

17 Nov 2019 9:09 AM

The leaders had asserted the meeting was to be based on talks regarding agrarian crisis in Maharashtra and not to stake claim. (Photo: FIle)

Maharashtra: Cong-NCP-Sena delegation meeting with Guv postponed until further notice

It was scheduled to take place at 4:30 PM on November 16.

16 Nov 2019 5:22 PM

Politics in Maharashtra took an unexpected turn after the Shiv Sena walked away from its longtime ally BJP over sharing the chief ministerial post after Assembly results were declared on October 24. (Photo: File)

'New weather made me forget old pain': Sanjay Raut on changing Maharashtra equations

Shiv Sena is in process of working out a new equation with erstwhile rivals; NCP and Cong, as it tries to form government in Maharashtra.

16 Nov 2019 3:09 PM

The Shiv Sena alleged on Saturday that the BJP now exuding confidence of forming government in Maharashtra after backing off initially, makes its intention of horse-trading under the guise of President's rule evident. (Photo: File)

BJP's intention of horse-trading stand exposed now: Shiv Sena

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil had on Friday said that they will soon form government in the state.

16 Nov 2019 11:57 AM

Amid discussions over formation of government in Maharashtra, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet on Sunday to discuss their next course of action. (Photo: File)

Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi to meet tomorrow over Maharashtra impasse

Pawar ruled out the possibility of mid-term elections while asserting that process has begun to form govt in the state.

16 Nov 2019 8:44 AM

'Had the people given clear mandate, no such question would have come up," he told reporters here. (Photo: ANI)

Don't worry, we will form government for five years, says Sharad Pawar

On Thursday, leaders from Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress held a meeting to finalise its draft of the Common Minimum Programme.

15 Nov 2019 1:25 PM

The Rajya Sabha MP, who turned 58 on Friday, was responding to questions on whether his party will share the chief minister's post with the NCP and the Congress, its allies in the prospective three-party government. " (Photo: ANI)

Shiv Sena will lead govt in Maharashtra for next 25 years: Raut

The firebrand Sena leader said his party's relation with Maharashtra is permanent and not temporary.

15 Nov 2019 12:01 PM

Maharashta formula: Shiv Sena to get full term CM, 1 deputy each from Cong, NCP?

On Tuesday, President's Rule was imposed in Maharashtra after the Governor informed the Centre that a stable government couldn't be formed.

15 Nov 2019 10:56 AM

When asked about the prospects of government formation in Maharashtra Gadkari said that anything can happen as he drew parallels with cricket and politics. (Photo: File)

Anything can happen in cricket and politics, says Gadkari

'I don't know which government will come. Any government whether NCP, Cong, BJP or Sena they will support positive policies,' Gadkari said.

15 Nov 2019 9:04 AM

The Congress and NCP on Wednesday deliberated at their respective party levels and later jointly to work out a 'common minimum programme' (CMP) and power-sharing formula, the former state chief minister said. (Photo: FIle)

'Talks for govt formation at preliminary stage,' says Congress' Prithviraj Chavan

Cong leaders met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at a suburban hotel on Wednesday.

14 Nov 2019 1:20 PM

Raut on Wednesday also posted a message on Twitter to indicate tough path ahead for his party in its efforts to form government in Maharashtra with the Congress and NCP, which were its ideological rivals till recently. (Photo: File)

Will neither get defeated nor be afraid, says Raut as Sena talks to Cong-NCP

'Ab haarna aur darna manaa hai..,' Rajya Sabha member and Sena's spokesman tweeted, day after he was discharged from Lilavati Hospital.

14 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

'The Governor invited parties only after the Assembly's tenure ended. Neither Shiv Sena nor Congress-NCP staked claim and neither we,' Shah said. (Photo: ANI)

No one objected when we said Fadnavis will be CM if alliance wins: Shah

'Now they have come up with new demands which are not acceptable to us,' Shah said.

13 Nov 2019 7:25 PM

Shiv Sena, which has been keen on a party nominee becoming chief minister, moved the Supreme Court against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision of not granting extra time to it to prove its ability to form the government in the state. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Uddhav meets Cong leaders, says 'decision will be announced soon'

Thackeray met former Ashok Chavan, state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat and party leader Manikrao Thakre among others.

13 Nov 2019 3:25 PM

Earlier, after resigning on November 8, Fadnavis had updated his twitter bio, changing it to 'caretaker chief minister' from 'Chief Minister'. (Photo: Screengrab)

Devendra Fadnavis updates Twitter bio, refers to self as 'Maharashtra's Sevak'

The development comes a day after President's rule was imposed in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

13 Nov 2019 1:28 PM

Raut, who on Tuesday quoted poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan to reaffirm his party's resolve to succeed and not give up, on Wednesday tweeted: "Agneepath, agneepath, agneepath..."(path of fire), without elaborating. (Photo: File)

'Agneepath...': Sanjay Raut tweets amid political crisis in Maharashtra

'Agneepath' is a famous poem by renowned literarian Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

13 Nov 2019 12:07 PM

Defying his father's approach towards both the parties, Uddhav Thackeray is ready to stitch an alliance between a hardline Hindutva party, Shiv Sena, and the secular parties, the Congress and NCP. (Photo: File)

Father rejected then, son accepts now: Bal Thackeray, Uddhav and Sharad Pawar

Thackeray's remark defied his father's long-standing rivalry with both the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP leader Sharad Pawar.

12 Nov 2019 10:12 PM

Thackeray said he had called Sonia Gandhi and hoped for a ‘new beginning’ with this possible alliance. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra under President's Rule; Sena, NCP, Cong hint at ‘future’ together

PM Modi convened the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the stalemate in the state.

12 Nov 2019 3:07 PM

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