Maharashtra elections

‘BJP people’s 1st choice’: PM Modi hails major BMC win; hits out at Congress in Assam | India News

PM Modi in Assam (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying the country has placed its faith in the BJP for the past one-and-a-half years and that the party has been on a “continuous rise.”Hailing the major victories of the BJP, after a brief […]

‘Thank you Maharashtra!’ PM Modi hails civic poll verdict; congratulates NDA workers | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated BJP workers and thanked the people of Maharashtra after the BJP-led NDA and Mahayuti registered a sweeping victory in the state’s municipal corporation elections.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Thank you Maharashtra! The dynamic people of the state bless the NDA’s agenda of pro-people […]

Walking a tightrope | Maharashtra’s new Devendra Fadnavis government

In June 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprang a surprise by choosing Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde as the chief minister of Maharashtra, with their own Devendra Fadnavis, in whose cabinet the former was a minister from 2014-19, as his deputy. Though it was speculated that Fadnavis would be doing some back-seat driving in […]