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Maharashtra portfolios: Sena gets Home, NCP Finance, Congress Revenue

Portfolios in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra were allotted on Thursday, two weeks after Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as chief minister, with his party, Shiv Sena, getting the important Home ministry. Thackeray, alongwith six ministers -- two each from Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress -- took oath of office on November 28. A statement from the CM's office said that Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has been given the charge of Home, Urban Development, Forest, Environment, Water Supply, Water Conservation, Tourism, Public Undertakings, Parliamentary Affairs departments. The other Sena minister, Subhash Desai, has been given the charge of Industries, Higher and Technical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Horticulture, Transport, Marathi Language and Cultural Affairs, Ports. NCP minister Jayant Patil has been allocated Finance and Planning, Housing, Public Health, Co-operation, Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and Minority Welfare. Chhagan Bhujbal, another ..

Maharashtra govt forms panel to locate alternative land for metro car shed

The Shiv Sena, then a junior partner in the Devendra Fadnavis government, had opposed the felling of trees.

Govt will have to answer queries on CAB for our support in RS: Shiv Sena

The Sena, which supported the bill in the Lok Sabha, did a u-turn on Tuesday when its chief Uddhav Thackeray indicated that its support was conditional in the Upper House of Parliament

Sena flip-flops on Citizenship Bill, may change its vote in Rajya Sabha

As things stand, the BJP, its allies and regional parties, supporting the Bill have 128 votes in favour of the Bill in a House of 240

'Bhangra politics, opportunism': Owaisi on Sena supporting Citizenship Bill

The party supported the bill but suggested to not give voting rights for new citizens for 25 years.

Sena and BJP can come together; Uddhav to decide, says Manohar Joshi

The senior Sena leader's comments came in the backdrop of the recent parting of ways between the two old allies over sharing the chief minister's post

Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut says illegal 'intruders' should be thrown out

Ahead of tabling of the Citizen (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday, the Shiv Sena has opposed granting of any voting rights to illegal "intruders" even as it advocated citizenship for immigrant Hindus. The bill (CAB) seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religious persecution there. "Illegal Intruders should be thrown out. Immigrant Hindus must be given citizenship, but let's give rest to allegations of creating vote bank & not give them voting rights, what say? And yes what aboutpandits, have they gone back to kashmir after article 370 was removed?" Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut tweeted in morning and tagged Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who will introduce the CAB in the Lower House. Raut's comment assumes significance as he is the chief whip of the Sena in Parliament. What stand does the Sena, which has 18 MPs in Lok Sabha, take on the bill is being closely watched as the saffron ...

Citizenship Bill: Sena accuses Centre of 'invisible Hindu-Muslim partition'

Sena pointed out that most of the states from the North East region have opposed the CAB along with Bihar where the BJP is sharing power with the JD(U), and West Bengal

BJP to go solo in 2022 Mumbai civic body election against Shiv Sena

The Sena has been controlling the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest civic body, since the last 30 years

Uddhav Thackeray's big test as Maharashtra CM: Finding money for farmers

The new government will have to factor in the economic slowdown and the dip in tax collection before committing the state's finances to various projects

Why did it take 5 yrs for BJP to realise Pawar's experience, asks Shiv sena

Thackeray took over as chief minister over a month after state Assembly poll results were declared on October 24.

Infra developers in wait and watch mode in new Uddhav-led coalition govt

Shiv Sena has so far expressed concerns over car shed for the city's planned metro network, the bullet train and the West Coast refinery projects

Frames per Second: Never against the family

Supriya Sule hugging Ajit Pawar reminded one of the advice Michael Corleone gave his elder brother Fredo

Devendra Fadnavis named Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly

CM Uddhav Thackeray and some ministers greeted Fadnavis, former CM, after Patole made the announcement

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress govt wins floor test

Altogether 169 MLAs vote in favour of the motion of confidence, pro tem Speaker Dilip Walse Patil informed the House

Govt endangering Gandhi family life by withdrawing SPG cover: Shiv Sena

The party said late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had talked about the threat to the life of Rajiv Gandhi when Indo-Sri Lanka peace accord was signed in 1987.

'Why are you in a hurry'? Jayant Patil says NCP yet to finalise deputy CM

Patil's remark comes in the wake of the Congress also pitching for an additional deputy chief minister's post for itself even if that meant letting go the Assembly Speaker's post to the NCP

Uddhav Thackeray-led govt to face floor test in Maharashtra Assembly today

The trust vote will be taken up on day one, preceded by the introduction of the new ministers in the House

Best of BS Opinion: Don't waste crisis, Hindutva rate of growth, and more

Here's a selection of opinion pieces from today's Business Standard

Shekhar Gupta: Saffron shrinks but Hindutva wins

BJP is ruling fewer large, important states now but its big Hindutva ideas have won and face little opposition across the country