Seeking to assuage the concerns of his party workers, Thackeray said people do not just look at the party symbol while voting, but also look at the person and whether the candidate belongs to the Shiv Sena
Maharashtra ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh and cabinet minister Nawab Malik on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order rejecting their pleas to vote at the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) polls.
Senior BJP leader Narayan Rane said on Tuesday his party will try its best to form the government in Maharashtra, even as state has been placed under the President’s Rule, refusing to give further details on how the saffron party will reach the magic figure of 145 seats.
The Satara bypoll was necessitated after NCP MP Udayanraje Bhosale quit the party and his Lok Sabha seat and joined the ruling BJP, which renominated him from the western Maharashtra constituency.