Category: वार्ता राजकारण

In Nagpur district, the BJP has unveiled a strategic shift in its local-body election playbook: rather than entrusting election planning to elected representatives, the party is relying on a seasoned trio of organisational veterans. Sanjay Bhende, Arvind Gajbhiye and Dr. Rajiv Potdar have been appointed as election chiefs for the district’s municipal councils, town councils and Zilla Parishad polls, while MLA Praveen Datke takes on the overall supervisory role. With 15 municipal councils and 12 town councils holding elections under the newly enforced model code of conduct, this structure represents the party’s attempt to sharpen its local-body machinery in Nagpur.

Winter session of the Maharashtra Legislature will be held in Nagpur as planned, with urgent assurances from the government that the long-pending dues of contractors will be cleared shortly. After a tense stalemate where contractors refused to resume critical works over unpaid bills, officials stepped in to mediate and promised payment within a week — thus averting the risk of relocation of the session.

MNS Chief Raj Thackeray has triggered a major political storm by alleging that there are nearly 96 lakh bogus voters in the Maharashtra electoral roll. Opposition parties including Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, and NCP have united against the Election Commission, demanding an immediate investigation into duplicate and fake voter entries. Raj Thackeray presented documents claiming multiple voter IDs for single individuals and names of deceased people still active in the list.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis joined the Bihar Election 2025 campaign claiming a massive NDA wave, but opposition parties are preparing a strong counter-strategy against BJP’s aggressive outreach.