Ashish Shelar: News
Ashish Shelar is a lawyer, social activist, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from Parle College and did his LLB from GJ Advani Law College, graduating in 1995. A Swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since school days, Shelar went on to work with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and later joined the BJP. He has held key positions in the party’s state unit as the president of the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), president of the North West Mumbai district BJP, and as president of the Mumbai BJP. Shelar was elected as a Municipal Corporator from Khar suburb, Mumbai. He was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council between 2012 and 2014 and was elected from the Vandre West constituency in the 2014 State Assembly elections. Shelar retained his seat in the 2019 Maharashtra elections.
20 Nov 2024
Ajit PawarMaharashtra polls: Key battles to watch out for
Voting is underway for 288-member Legislative Assembly in Maharashtra.
12 Nov 2024
Aaditya ThackerayMeet family members contesting against each other in Maharashtra elections
The upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, due on November 20, are witnessing many intra-family political battles.
30 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Not a concern...': Malik on no support from BJP, Sena
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Nawab Malik is confident of his victory in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, even as he faces opposition from allies Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction.
30 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Trouble in Mahayuti as allies disagree over Nawab Malik's candidature
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are at loggerheads over the nomination of Nawab Malik for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
30 Aug 2021
Maharashtra'Taking orders from Taliban?': BJP on Maharashtra's Dahi Handi ban
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government for banning the popular "Dahi Handi" celebrations on Janmashtami.
05 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: 12 BJP MLAs suspended for allegedly abusing Assembly Speaker
Twelve MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been suspended from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for one year for allegedly abusing the presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav.
30 Oct 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Massive fire in Bandra slum; no casualties so far
A massive fire broke out at a slum in Mumbai's Bandra suburb today morning.
14 Sep 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Amit Shah, wife offer prayers to Lord Ganesh
BJP President Amit Shah today offered prayers to Lord Ganesh at various places in Mumbai as part of the ongoing 10-day Ganesh festival.
21 Jun 2018
MumbaiNeed to include yoga in school-curriculum to create healthy-nation: Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today stressed on the need to include Yoga in school curriculum to 'create a healthy nation'.
31 Oct 2017
MumbaiMumbai: New foot over-bridge at Elphinstone Road station by February'18
Beginning March 2018, it will be a lot safer for Mumbaikars to use the Elphinstone Road station, where 23 people were killed in a stampede on September 29.
06 Mar 2017
MaharashtraTV anchor complained about SpiceJet, alleges being threatened
TV-anchor Karan Ambardar alleged that he and his wife were "forcefully" made to wait on the Mumbai's airport aerobridge for more than an hour, after he complained about the quality of food in the flight.
