Sanjay Kumar, psephologist and co-director of Lokniti-CSDS, apologised for posting erroneous data about the sharp decline and rise in voters between 2024 Lok Sabha elections and Maharashtra assembly polls.
An AAP spokesman said the Shiv Sena-UBT and NCP-SP had approached Kejriwal to campaign for their respective party candidates in the crucial Maharashtra Assembly polls.
Karnataka BJP leader Anantkumar Hedge made the startling claim that Fadnavis’ sudden swearing-in as the chief minister of Maharashtra was a 'drama' to protect Rs 40,000 crore in central funds and return it safely to the Government.
Udayanraje Bhosale, a direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji, quit the NCP and joined the BJP, but was trounced by the Sharad Pawar-led party's Shriniwas Patil in the Lok Sabha bypoll held along with the October 21 Assembly elections.
All 44 MLAs, including senior leaders like Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan, and Balasaheb Thorat, are staying at a resort in the Congress-ruled Rajasthan amid fear of 'poaching' in view of the stalemate over government formation in Maharashtra.
In the recent polls, ruling BJP and Sena failed to get a clear majority. Both the parties won 161 seats together in the 288-member House, way above the 145 mark.
The Shiv Sena on Sunday appeared to have reached out to the NCP whose chief Sharad Pawar is scheduled to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday.
After emerging victorious in the assembly elections, saffron allies Sena and BJP are locked in a dispute over the power-sharing formula for the new government.
The 62-year-old made headlines again when a Twitter user suggested that he be made the chief minister of Maharashtra.
The 79-year-old leader with a much improved tally than last election ruled out any possibility for supporting the Shiv Sena to form a government.
