Tag: Maharashtra Assembly

Supreme Court allows floor test in Maharashtra Assembly tomorrow

The court also issued notice on Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu's plea and said that tomorrow's floor test will be subject to the outcome of the present petition.

June 29, 2022

Maharashtra Assembly ratifies bill extending quota to backward classes today

The Constitution Amendment bill, which was passed by Parliament on December 11, has to be ratified by at least 50 per cent of the state assemblies before it is brought into force.

January 8, 2020

Credit for construction of Ram temple doesn’t go to any one party: Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut said that his party had laid the foundation for the temple.

December 17, 2019

Maha Assembly adjourned after scuffle breaks out between BJP, Sena members

The BJP members marched to the Legislature building carrying flex posters printed with a 'Saamana' report demanding the aid of Rs 25,000 per hectare to farmers hit by unseasonal rains and floods.

December 17, 2019

Maharashtra Assembly: Devendra Fadnavis elected as leader of opposition

On the second day of the Maharashtra Assembly, Congress leader Nana Patole was elected as the new speaker of the assembly.

December 1, 2019

Maharashtra Assembly: Congress’ Nana Patole is new Speaker, elected unopposed as BJP withdraws candidate

He contested from BJP ticket in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and won against NCP’s popular leader Praful Patel from the Bhandara-Gondiya seat but rebelled against the BJP in December 2017 and quit the party.

December 1, 2019

Protem speaker of Maharashtra assembly appointed, MLAs to take oath on Wednesday

While speaking to media NCP leader Nawab Malik said, "Our alliance will last for a long time. This is the start of BJPs end, it has become very arrogant."

November 26, 2019

Shiv Sena advises BJP to accept Governor’s offer, form government in Maharashtra

If the BJP fails to form the government then the Governor will invite Shiv Sena, the second largest political party.

November 10, 2019

Maharashtra may head for President’s rule if new govt not in place by Nov 7: BJP

In the recent state polls, the BJP won 105 seats, while the Sena got 56 in the 288-member assembly.

November 1, 2019

BJP’s Sanjay Kakade claims 45 Shiv Sena MLAs are keen to tie-up with BJP

He added that the Shiv Sena MLAs have been saying 'do whatever, but we want to be part of the government with BJP'.

October 29, 2019

Maratha reservation can’t be implemented with retrospective effect: SC notice to Maharashtra govt

The Bombay High Court on June 27 upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education.

July 12, 2019

Will always be ‘big brother’: Shiv Sena on alliance with BJP in Maharashtra

Till 2014, the BJP and Sena used to have an understanding under which the former would contest a larger share of Lok Sabha seats and the latter would get a greater number of Maharashtra Assembly seats to fight.

January 28, 2019

Maharashtra Assembly approves 16% quota for Marathas in education, jobs

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who tabled the bill, thanked Opposition members for helping in the passage of the bill unanimously.

November 29, 2018

19 Opposition MLAs suspended from Maharashtra Assembly

Nieteen Opposition MLAs from the Congress and the NCP were suspended on Wednesday from the Maharashtra Assembly for nine months for creating ruckus during the Budget presentation in the House last week. The suspension of nine Congress and 10 NCP members till December 31 came after a resolution to this effect was moved by Parliamentary...

March 22, 2017