Uddhav Thackeray: News
19 Dec 2024
Amit Shah'Allergic to Ambedkar': Vijay criticizes Amit Shah over controversial remarks
Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President, Vijay, has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his latest remarks on BR Ambedkar.
18 Dec 2024
Devendra FadnavisExplained: Bhujbal's exclusion from Maharashtra cabinet sparks political unrest
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has openly voiced his displeasure at being excluded from the Maharashtra cabinet.
16 Dec 2024
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationRaj, Uddhav Thackeray attend family wedding, spark speculation of reconciliation
The recent attendance of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray at a family wedding has sparked speculation about a possible patch-up with his cousin, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
08 Dec 2024
Aaditya Thackeray'BJP's B team': Aaditya Thackeray after Samajwadi Party exits MVA
A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi announced his party's decision to quit the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Aaditya Thackeray has accused the SP of acting like "BJP's B Team" in Maharashtra.
07 Dec 2024
MaharashtraSamajwadi Party quits MVA over Sena's stand on Babri demolition
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has pulled out of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra.
04 Dec 2024
Ajit Pawar'Fadnavis recommended my name before, today we recommend his': Shinde
Devendra Fadnavis, who will be sworn in as Maharashtra's new chief minister on Thursday, said he met Eknath Shinde on Tuesday, and the latter agreed to be a part of the new government.
28 Nov 2024
Ajit Pawar'BJP keeps half Maharashtra cabinet, offers Shinde Sena consolation deal'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will keep half of the cabinet seats in Maharashtra, sources have said.
27 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)After poll drubbing, defeated MVA candidates to seek EVM-VVPAT verification
Candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), who were defeated in the recent Maharashtra assembly polls, are set to seek verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs).
25 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Monster who disrespects women': Kangana Ranaut attacks Uddhav Thackeray
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray after the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) massive defeat in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
25 Nov 2024
Maha Vikas AghadiMaharashtra: Pawar, Raut, Chaturvedi's RS return unlikely after MVA's defeat
The recent Maharashtra assembly elections have changed the state's political landscape forever. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti coalition won 235 seats with a 49.6% vote share.
24 Nov 2024
DY Chandrachud'History won't forgive him': Raut slams Chandrachud after poll defeat
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has slammed former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud after the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) dismal performance in the Maharashtra assembly elections.
24 Nov 2024
Ajit PawarMahayuti's clean sweep leaves Maharashtra Assembly without Leader of Opposition
The recent Maharashtra Assembly elections have caused a major upheaval in the state's politics.
24 Nov 2024
AssemblyAfter Haryana, Maharashtra...sent 'ek hain toh safe hain' message: Modi
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance won a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
23 Nov 2024
Amit Shah'Ek hain to safe hain...': Fadnavis on Mahayuti's Maharashtra sweep
The Mahayuti alliance, popularly known as the NDA, is set to score a historic win in the Maharashtra assembly elections.
23 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Maharashtra election results: Who's in fray to be next CM
As the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections is underway, early trends indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti is leading against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
23 Nov 2024
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan leads from Vandre East
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Zeeshan Siddique is leading in the Vandre East assembly constituency in the Maharashtra elections.
20 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Exit polls predict Mahayuti win in Maharashtra, NDA in Jharkhand
As many as four pollsters have predicted a win for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, while three have predicted a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Jharkhand.
20 Nov 2024
Maha Vikas Aghadi'First time...': Zeeshan shares voting experience without father Baba Siddique
Zeeshan Siddique, the Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Bandra East, cast his vote in the Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday.
17 Nov 2024
Bal ThackerayRahul Gandhi 'remembers' Balasaheb Thackeray after PM Modi dares him
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remembered Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 12th death anniversary on Sunday.
15 Nov 2024
Amit Shah'BJP believes in free...fair elections': Shah after officials check chopper
Union Home Minister Amit Shah's helicopter and luggage were checked by Election Commission of India (EC) officials in Maharashtra's Hingoli district on Friday.
15 Nov 2024
Amit ShahShah dares Uddhav to make Rahul praise Savarkar, Bal Thackeray
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday challenged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to make Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speak positively about Veer Savarkar and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.
12 Nov 2024
Aaditya Thackeray'SOPs followed': ECI on row over Uddhav Thackeray bag check
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has defended its actions after former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's bags were frisked in Yavatmal and Latur.
12 Nov 2024
Eknath ShindeSena vs Sena clash in Uddhav Thackeray bag check row
A routine inspection of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's luggage in Yavatmal has triggered a political row.
08 Nov 2024
Eknath Shinde'They only copy': Shinde reacts to Thackeray team's manifesto promises
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has promised to scrap the Dharavi redevelopment project if his party wins the upcoming state elections.
02 Nov 2024
Maharashtra'Balasaheb would've broken his...': Shinde slams MP over derogatory remark
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday lashed out at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant for his alleged derogatory remarks on Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) leader Shaina NC.
30 Oct 2024
Ajit PawarMaharashtra polls: Uncertainty looms over 15 seats as nominations end
The nomination process for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections ended on Tuesday with 7,995 candidates filing 10,905 nominations for the 288 assembly seats.
29 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Shinde Sena MLA missing after being denied assembly poll ticket
Shrinivas Vanga, a member of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has reportedly gone missing after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
25 Oct 2024
Ajit PawarBaba Siddique's son Zeeshan joins Ajit Pawar-led NCP
Zeeshan Siddique, the son of late former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, has joined the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
24 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Old friends...': Siddiqui's son slams Congress over Mumbai seat pick
Zeeshan Siddique, a former Congress leader and son of late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddiqui, has slammed the party after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) announced a candidate for Mumbai's Vandre East seat.
22 Oct 2024
Shiv Sena (UBT)Congress, Uddhav's Shiv Sena locked in tussle over Vidarbha seats
The Congress and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) are locked in a tussle over seat-sharing in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.
20 Oct 2024
Ajit PawarMaharashtra polls: BJP releases 1st candidates' list; Fadnavis among heavyweights
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election, which will be held on November 20.
17 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Everyone wants Jayant Patil to...': Sharad Pawar's big hint
Hinting at a larger role for Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Jayant Patil after next month's assembly elections, party chief Sharad Pawar expressed that it was the collective desire for Patil to "take responsibility to rebuild the state."
14 Oct 2024
Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajEx-Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray admitted to hospital
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been admitted to Mumbai's Sir HN Reliance Hospital for a medical check-up.
13 Oct 2024
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)Mahayuti government 'cheating' women with income scheme: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar has accused the Mahayuti coalition government of "cheating" women by introducing the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin income support scheme.
13 Oct 2024
AIMIMSena vs Sena Dussehra rallies: Shivaji, 2022 coup take centrestage
As the political battle between Shiv Sena and its breakaway faction heats up ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, party leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde delivered fiery Dussehra speeches on Saturday.
12 Oct 2024
Bal ThackeraySena vs Sena showdown on Dussehra as poll fever rises
In a show of strength ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, two rival factions of Shiv Sena are all set to hold separate Dussehra rallies in Mumbai on Saturday.
04 Oct 2024
Rahul GandhiRahul on 2-day trip to Maharashtra, to unveil Shivaji's statue
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is set to begin a two-day visit to Kolhapur in western Maharashtra on Friday.
30 Sep 2024
Eknath Shinde'If someone from Delhi tells me...': Uddhav attacks Amit Shah
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of shifting industrial projects from Mumbai to Gujarat—the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
04 Sep 2024
Sharad PawarNo need for MVA to announce CM face: Sharad Pawar
National Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) does not need to name a chief ministerial candidate before the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
01 Sep 2024
Maha Vikas AghadiWon't accept Modi's 'arrogant' apology for Shivaji statue collapse: Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of displaying arrogance while apologizing for the collapse of a statue of Maratha icon Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra.
30 Aug 2024
Ajit Pawar'Sitting next to Ajit Pawar makes me vomit': Sena leader
In a statement that has stirred controversy, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) leader Tanaji Sawant said that his party's closeness with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) made him "vomit," describing it as an "allergic reaction."
24 Aug 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Badlapur sexual abuse case: Pawar, Thackeray participate in 'silent protest'
Leaders and members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), a coalition comprising the Nationalist Congress Party ( Sharad Pawar faction), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray Faction), and Congress, staged protests across Maharashtra on Saturday.
23 Aug 2024
Bombay High CourtBadlapur assault case: FIR against school for violating POCSO Act
An FIR has been lodged against the school authorities in the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault of two minors in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district.
22 Jul 2024
Amit MalviyaCentre lifts decades-old ban on government officials joining RSS
The Centre has revoked a longstanding prohibition that barred government employees from engaging in activities organized by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh—the ideological fount of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
08 Jul 2024
Eknath ShindeMumbai hit-and-run: Six teams searching for Sena leader's absconding son
Police have deployed six teams to locate the absconding main accused in the Mumbai hit-and-run case Mihir Shah—son of Rajesh Shah, leader of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
27 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarVideo: Rivals Thackeray, Fadnavis stuck together while waiting for lift
On the first day of the Maharashtra Assembly's monsoon session, political rivals Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis found themselves waiting for the same lift, an incident that has since gone viral.
18 Jun 2024
Rahul Gandhi'Want to discuss…': Maliwal writes to INDIA over assault case
The Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP, Swati Maliwal, has written a letter to Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Uddhav Thackeray, and the Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav over her assault case.
15 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarWhy Sharad Pawar 'thanked' PM Modi at MVA press conference
Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, and Prithviraj Chavan, held a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday to thank the public for their support in the Lok Sabha elections.
08 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarPraful Patel regains ₹180cr property sezied by ED, here's why
A Mumbai court has nullified an Enforcement Directorate (ED) order to attach properties worth over ₹180 crore owned by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel.
05 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiBJP fails to get majority: Cabinet, NDA, INDIA meetings today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to form the government for a third consecutive term after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a simple majority in the 543-member Lok Sabha.
11 May 2024
Narendra Modi'Join NDA': PM Modi advises Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to join the Bhartiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
21 Apr 2024
Amit ShahThackeray's Sena receives notice for theme song mentioning Goddess Bhavani
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notice to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena over the use of the word "Bhavani" in the party's newly released theme song.
09 Apr 2024
Sharad PawarMaharashtra: MVA announces seat distribution for Lok Sabha elections
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday unveiled its seat-sharing agreement for the Lok Sabha elections.
03 Apr 2024
Sanjay NirupamCongress's action against Sanjay Nirupam for remarks against INDIA ally
The Maharashtra division of the Congress is reportedly preparing a proposal to expel party leader Sanjay Nirupam, following his recent controversial remarks about ally Shiv Sena (UBT).
27 Mar 2024
Congress PartyBreak alliance with Uddhav Thackeray's Sena in Maharashtra: Congress leader
Trouble appears to be brewing among the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance partners in Maharashtra.
27 Mar 2024
Shiv Sena (UBT)2024 Lok Sabha polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) releases first list
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
19 Mar 2024
Bal Thackeray2024 polls: BJP may ally with Raj Thackery, say reports
The Bharatiya Janata Party is in talks with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray to explore a potential alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
13 Mar 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Maharashtra: BJP, allies resolve deadlock, Ajit's NCP gets 4 seats
The Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra—led by the Bharatiya Janata Party—has likely reached a new settlement in its seat-sharing talks for the 2024 general elections.
10 Mar 2024
Congress PartyMaharashtra: Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) confront over Mumbai Northwest seat
Cracks seemed to have emerged in the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc in Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
09 Feb 2024
MumbaiWho was 'Mauris Bhai'? Man who shot Shiv Sena leader
Abhishek Ghosalkar, former corporator of Shiv Sena (UBT), was shot dead in Mumbai during a Facebook live on Thursday, allegedly by his old rival Mauris Noronha, who later shot himself fatally.
17 Jan 2024
Eknath ShindeHC notice to Maharashtra Speaker, others on Shinde faction's pleas
Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar and the 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray faction on petitions filed by the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena.
10 Jan 2024
Shiv SenaEknath Shinde faction is real Shiv Sena: Maharashtra speaker
The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Rahul Narwekar, ruled on Wednesday that the Eknath Shinde-led faction was the real Shiv Sena when rival factions of the party emerged in June 2022.
01 Jan 2024
Ram MandirOnly devotees of Ram invited: Ram Mandir priest slams Thackeray
Acharya Satyendra Das, the head priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple or Ram Mandir, slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray after he claimed he was not invited to the temple's consecration ceremony on January 22.
Amid MP suspensions, INDIA to hold 4th meeting in Delhi
At a time when over 140 opposition MPs have been suspended from the Parliament, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is convening a crucial meeting in New Delhi.
01 Nov 2023
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Maratha quota protests intensify; two youths climb mobile tower
Two individuals climbed a 300-foot mobile tower in Dharashiv, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, refusing to descend until their reservation demands are addressed.
09 Oct 2023
Ajit PawarSC to hear NCP plea on rebels' disqualification on Friday
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction on Friday.
11 Sep 2023
Ram MandirBJP invokes Bal Thackeray on Uddhav's 'Godhra 2' remark
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has sparked a controversy by suggesting a "Godhra-like" situation could occur after the Ram Temple's inauguration in Ayodhya in 2024.
