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BJP's Krishna Khopde offers to vacate his seat for Nitin Gadkari

Nagpur, Oct 22 (ANI): Nagpur-East MLA Krishna Khopde on Wednesday offered to quit and vacate his seat to pave way for Nitin Gadkari, after voices grew louder that he be made the state's chief minister. About 39 BJP MLAs all from Vidarbha region had met Gadkari at his residence in Nagpur on Tuesday and demanded that he be made the state's chief minister. The senior BJP leader had said that he is doing his work sincerely as a union minister and would back anyone chosen by his party as Maharashtra Chief Minister. Oct 22, 2014
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Happy in Delhi now, will support anyone BJP selects as Maharashtra CM: Nitin Gadkari

Nagpur, Oct 22 (ANI): Refuting rumours of being the probable CM candidate for Maharashtra, union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has said that he is happy in Delhi and would support anyone who is chosen as the chief minister by the party. According to reports, around 40 BJP MLAs had visited Gadkari's house to persuade him to take up Chief Minister's post after the party won with a major margin in the assembly elections. Oct 22, 2014
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BJP and Shiv Sena should come together to form govt: MG Vaidya

Nagpur, Oct 19 (ANI): RSS leader MG Vaidya on Sunday said that BJP and Shiv Sena should come together and form government. Vaidya said that Sangh has no role in BJP's good performance and it's only because of Modi's popularity and BJP workers at grassroot level. He accepted that BJP will fail to have a majority in Maharashtra and so both the parties should remain positive on supporting each other. He also expressed confidence on re-alliance of both the parties. Oct 19, 2014
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Shiv Sena not our political opponent: Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai, Oct 19 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP president Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that the Shiv Sena is not the main political opponent of his party. Commenting on speculation that he is going to be the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in Maharashtra, Fadnavis said that the party's parliamentary board will take a decision once the results are out. Fadnavis has won from Nagpur South West seat. Oct 19, 2014
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Maharashtra polls: Raj, Uddhav, Nitin show confidence, cast their votes

Mumbai/ Nagpur, Oct 15 (ANI): Estranged cousins MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray cast their votes on Wednesday in Mumbai. Uddhav was accompanied by wife Rashmi and son Aditya. Talking to mediapersons, Uddhav said that he is sure the turnout will increase and people of Maharashtra will vote for the leaders they trust. MNS president Raj Thackeray also cast his vote at Shivaji Park which falls in the Mumbai South Central seat where his party's Aditya Shirodkar is pitted against Shiv Sena's Rahul Shewale and Congress's Eknath Gaikwad, seeking a third term. Meanwhile, BJP leader NItin Gadkari also cast his vote in Nagpur. Oct 15, 2014
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Polling begun in Maharashtra and Haryana for Assembly seats

Nagpur/ Rewadi/ Mumbai/ Faridabad, Oct 15 (ANI): Amid tight security arrangements, voters queued up to exercise their franchise as polling began on Wednesday for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. Voting has begun for the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra and 90 seats in Haryana. The elections are being seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity after the Lok Sabha polls. A victory will not only reaffirm Modi's appeal with voters but also silence detractors of his new party leadership, which was blamed for a string of defeats in assembly by-elections that tempered the euphoria of his Lok Sabha triumph. Long queues were already witnessed at polling stations where a number of voters and also high dignitaries came to vote. Oct 15, 2014
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Politicians react on Modi's poll campaign despite ceasefire violations in Kashmir

Mumbai/Nagpur, Oct 07 (ANI): Indian political leaders slammed Narendra Modi's campaign to garner votes for his party in the assembly elections, instead of taking concrete steps to curb the incessant firing by Pakistani rangers across the Kashmir border that has caused immense loss of life and property in the state. Addressing a rally in Dombivalli, Maharashtra on Monday (October 06), chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Raj Thackeray, lambasted the Prime minister and said that while Pakistani troops were firing along the international border, he was busy campaigning for the assembly polls. However, the BJP hit back at Raj saying he should not be taken seriously. Oct 7, 2014
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Politicos react even as BJP eludes responding on Uddhav's 'Afzal Khan Army' remark

Nagpur/ Mumbai/ New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Reactions poured in on Tuesday over Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackray's 'Afzal Khan Army' remark. Launching a sharp attack on the BJP, the Shiv Sena chief on Monday equated Narendra Modi and his central ministers with the army of Bijapur general Afzal Khan and asked voters to ensure the defeat of the BJP which, he said, was "conspiring to break the state into pieces." Oct 7, 2014
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Congress replies back to BJP, says will make sure Modi doesn't fool people anymore

New Delhi, Oct 05 (ANI): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday replies back to BJP's criticism and questioned if the biggest remote control these days is in Nagpur. Singhvi said that as a responsible opposition party, Congress will try its best to make sure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not fool people anymore. Singhvi also alleged that the key reforms undertaken by the BJP government were introduced by the previous UPA government and that BJP adopted those policies without even giving credit to Congress. Singhvi also questioned BJP on its defeat in the previous elections than the 2014 LS polls and said that Congress was defeated just because BJP's false advertisements worked. Oct 5, 2014
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DD telecasts RSS chief's Vijaya Dashami address live, CPI condemns

New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): Condemning today's telecast of RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat on Doordarshan, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja said that the telecast is a clear departure from the stated position of the government and from the practice so far public sector telecasting and broadcasting followed. Public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) today telecasted the annual Vijaya Dashmi address of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat from Nagpur. Oct 3, 2014
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