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'Democracy shall be maintained. One should not consider himself or herself God. The political situation created in Maharashtra is due to ego. We are one of the four founders of the NDA. It is not the property of one party but sometimes they think they are God,' Sanjay Raut said. (Photo: File)

Some people consider themselves God: After Sena sits in Oppn, Sanjay Raut targets BJP

Raut questioned if BJP had asked Prakash Singh Badal and Nitish Kumar before taking the decision to remove Sena from NDA.

18 Nov 2019 2:48 PM

Shiv Sena: Chhatrapati Shivaji belongs to 11 crore people

The BJP had mounted a campaign seen by observers as an effort to appropriate the legacy of the legendary warrior-king.

18 Nov 2019 4:15 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

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

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 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

Sanjay Raut slams Amit Shah for ‘keeping PM in dark’

The Sena could have countered Mr Modi's speeches, but we respected him and the dignity of his high post and hence, kept quiet.

15 Nov 2019 3:47 AM

The BJP and Shiv Sena, which fought the October 21 state polls in alliance, secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats, respectively, in the 288-member Assembly. (Photo: File)

Shiv Sena wonders if PM Modi was kept in loop about seat-sharing in Maha

Shah on Wednesday said the Shiv Sena's demands, including sharing the chief minister's post, were 'unacceptable' to the BJP.

14 Nov 2019 3:25 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

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

BJP leader Ashish Shelar meeting Raut at Lilavati.

Ashish Shelar meets Sanjay Raut in hospital a day after surgery

However, many people pointed out that the couplet quoted by Mr Raut was not penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

13 Nov 2019 2:34 AM

The 57-year-old firebrand leader, who led the Sena's charge to seek equal share in power with the BJP after the Assembly poll results in Maharashtra, complained of chest pain on Monday following which he underwent angioplasty at the Lilavati Hospital here. (Photo: File)

We will succeed, says Sanjay Raut after setback over govt formation

Raut tweeted two lines from Bachchan's famous poem: 'Lehron se dar kar nauka paar nahi hoti, himmat karne waalon ki kabhi haar nahi hoti'.

12 Nov 2019 10:43 AM

Sanjay Raut undergoes angioplasty at Mumbai hospital

Amidst the political chaos in Maharashtra, Sanjay Raut complained of uneasiness and was admitted to Lilavati under senior cardiologist Dr Ajit Menon.

12 Nov 2019 3:40 AM

Kumar, who is the president of Janata Dal (U) and a part of the NDA coalition, had earlier refused to be part of the government at the Centre over 'proportional representation' in cabinet. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar avoids question on Shiv Sena leaving NDA

Nitish Kumar is running the government in Bihar with the support of BJP.

11 Nov 2019 2:21 PM

Raut said if the BJP was unwilling to fulfil its promise, then there was no point in staying with the alliance. (Photo: ANI)

‘BJP’s arrogance not to share CM’s post led to this situation,’ says Sanjay Raut

They are willing to sit in opposition but were reluctant to follow the 50-50 formula, to which they agreed before the polls,' Raut said.

11 Nov 2019 10:27 AM

The BJP on Sunday announced that it would not form government in Maharashtra in view of the ally Shiv Sena's stand to not join them in the efforts. (Photo: ANI)

Maharashtra will have Shiv Sena's CM at any cost: Sanjay Raut

'How will BJP have its chief minister when they are not staking a claim to form govt,' Raut said.

10 Nov 2019 7:33 PM

NCP leader Nawab Malik said, 'If BJP-Shiv Sena forms the government, we will sit in Opposition. If they don't form the government, then Congress-NCP will try to form an alternative government.' (Photo: ANI)

'Will sit in opposition if BJP-Sena form govt': NCP leader Nawab Malik

If BJP-Sena does not form the govt, then Congress-NCP will try to form an alternative government, he said.

10 Nov 2019 2:32 PM

'The single largest party had to be called. We fail to understand why the BJP did not stake claim in 24 hours (after results) if it was confident that it had the majority,' the Rajya Sabha member said. (Photo: ANI)

'Shiv Sena ready to form govt if no one else is': Raut on Mahrashtra deadlock

Raut said Fadnavis could not take oath because BJP chief Amit Shah has remained aloof from developments in the state.

10 Nov 2019 11:44 AM

After the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday asked BJP to indicate its willingness to form government in the state, the ruling party on Sunday would meet today to discuss the Governor's invite after it failed to come to an understanding with its ally party Shiv Sena. (Photo: File)

BJP core committee to meet again at 4 pm today to decide on govt formation

Meanwhile, senior Sena leaders visited the resort in madh where party MLAs have been staying, and held discussions, said sources.

10 Nov 2019 9:25 AM

Thorat, Chavan and Shinde outside Silver Oak. (Photo: AA)

Sharad Pawar said BJP, Shiv Sena should form govt: RPI chief

RPI leader Ramdas Athawale and Sena leader Sanjay Raut were among those who met Mr Pawar on Friday.

09 Nov 2019 2:16 AM

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