Shinde passes floor test smoothly, gets 164 votes; many MVA MLAs absent

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday comfortably won a crucial confidence vote in the state assembly, cementing his grip on power five days after assuming office with the Bharatiya......

Uddhav quits as Maharashtra CM after SC refuses to stay floor test

Stating that he was not interested in playing the numbers game, Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday resigned as Maharashtra chief minister, minutes after Supreme Court refused to stay Governor B S......

Jailed NCP leaders Deshmukh and Malik move SC to take part in floor test

Jailed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to participate in the Maharashtra assembly floor test.......

Shiv Sena to house MLAs in Mumbai luxury hotel ahead of council polls

The Shiv Sena has decided to move its MLAs to a luxury hotel at Powai in northeast Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, a party leader said on Friday, as the ruling coalition......