Seat-sharing issue with Congress to be resolved in 10 days: Sharad Pawar

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 15:59

Seat sharing with Congress will be resolved in 10 days, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said amid signs of strain in ties between the two parties which are out to drive a hard bargain for Lok Sabha polls.

NCP gives conflicting signals on alliance with Congress

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:10

Congress ally NCP sent conflicting signals on alliance in Lok Sabha polls with Sharad Pawar rubbishing reports of meeting with Narendra Modi while another leader Praful Patel said "options are open".

Congress downplays NCP`s alliance talk

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:37

Congress downplayed conflicting signals from the NCP on the issue of alliance in the Lok Sabha poll saying that the two parties have been together for the past 15 years and suggested it could be tough bargaining over seat sharing.

Congress, NCP likely to begin seat sharing talks today

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 08:54

Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are expected to begin seat sharing discussions in Maharashtra in for the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.

Seat sharing talks with NCP in next few days: Congress

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:49

Congress will begin seat sharing discussions with NCP in Maharashtra in the next few days for the Lok Sabha polls, party`s state unit chief Manikrao Thakre said.

Sharad Pawar optimistic about Congress-NCP`s chances in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 22:52

Union Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra need not be overly worried over the results of recent Assembly elections.

Maha alliances to face AAP hurdle in LS, Assembly polls

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 11:25

As Maharashtra`s main political players, the Congress-NCP alliance and BJP-Shiv Sena combine, brace for the Lok Sabha and subsequent state assembly polls this year, they would have to contend with a new opponent, the Aam Aadmi Party, which has decided to take the electoral plunge in a big way.

Milind Deora disagrees with Maharashtra govt`s rejection of Adarsh probe report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 21:03

Milind Deora disagreed with Maharashtra government`s rejection of the judicial commission of inquiry report on Adarsh Housing scam.

We knew Adarsh report will be rejected: Justice Patil

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 20:37

Justice (retd) JA Patil, who probed the Adarsh housing society scam, on Monday said he knew Maharashtra government would reject the report as it had indicted four former chief ministers and many bureaucrats and its findings were "unpalatable" to government.

UPA failed to defend itself from scam allegations, says Praful Patel

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 20:31

Congress-led UPA govt failed to defend itself from allegations about scams, senior NCP leader Praful Patel said on Monday.

We knew Adarsh report will be rejected: Justice Patil

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 20:22

Justice (retd) JA Patil, who probed the Adarsh housing society scam, on Monday said he knew Maharashtra government would reject the report.

Hazare fast, Cong-NCP bickering hog limelight in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 08:45

The political landscape in Maharashtra in 2013 saw Sharad Pawar`s NCP seeking to outmanoeuvre Congress, an agitation by sugarcane growers and tussle between the government and Opposition over alleged corruption in irrigation projects.