Jayant Patil

'Punjab Model': After Maharashtra and Telangana, now Sidhu invites Elon Musk's Tesla to set up shop

Earlier Musk had said in a tweet that the electric vehicle company continues to face 'a lot of challenges' with the Indian government regarding the setting up of car production in India

Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results: NCP, BJP both claim to be single-largest party in rural body polls

The NCP has won 3,276 gram panchayats, the highest by a party, state minister Jayant Patil claimed. The opposition BJP has claimed it has won more than 6,000 gram panchayats

Rape allegations against NCP minister Dhananjay Munde are serious, says Sharad Pawar

Pawar said that he will discuss the issue in detail with his "key colleagues", and that the party will make a decision on their future course of action together

Happy birthday Ratan Tata: As Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons’ turns 83, wishes pour in on Twitter

Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank wished the veteran businessman stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently praised the Tata Group for playing an important role in India's development.

Ex-BJP leader Eknath Khadse joins NCP in ceremony attended by Sharad Pawar, Jayant Patil

Khadse quit the BJP on Wednesday after being at odds with the party since 2016 when he lost ministerial berth in Devendra Fadnavis-led govt over land-grab allegations

Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources

Ten Congress MLAs, including former chief minister Ashok Chavan, will join the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra council of ministers during its expansion on Monday, party sources said

Over 50 PMC Bank depositors detained by Mumbai Police after protest; Uddhav Thackeray meets delegation, assures all help

Over 50 depositors of the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank were detained by Mumbai Police on Sunday after they protested outside the residence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, police said.

Govt not looking at blanket withdrawal of Bhima Koregaon violence cases, only of non-serious offences, says NCP’s Jayant Patil

Maharashtra Minister Jayant Patil on Wednesday said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was not looking for a "blanket withdrawal" of cases in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence

Barbs fly in Maharashtra Assembly as Uddhav targets Fadnavis over 'will return' claim, ex-CM tells Sena chief to fulfill vow to farmers

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray taunted his predecessor Devendra Fadnavis over the latter's impassioned pre-poll 'I will return' assertion.

Did not discuss govt formation in Maharashtra with Sonia Gandhi, further talks will be held between Congress and NCP, says Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that he did not discuss anything about the government formation in Maharashtra during his meeting with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and only briefed her about the current political situation in the state