
Dhananjay Munde to continue as minister, despite rape charges, till police probe ends
Pawar added that the party has suggested that an ACP-rank woman police officer must be part of the team that will probe the allegations against Munde

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

Maharashtra govt is stable, attempts to bring it down won't succeed, says Sharad Pawar
The Maratha stalwart, who has been chief minister of Maharashtra four times, is seen as the guiding force behind the functioning of the Thackeray-led government

Farmers' Protests: Centre, farmers to hold next round of talks on Wednesday; agri laws and MSP to be discussed
Meanwhile, a group of farmers raised slogans against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and tried to gherao him when he visited Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab

Shiv Sena says all anti-BJP parties should unite under UPA banner, says Congress is 'lacking' as Opposition party
The Maharashtra Congress, which is part of the Sena-led ruling alliance in the state, however, said the Uddhav Thackeray-led party is not part of the UPA and should not comment on it

'Darbar politics', PV Narsimha Rao nixed Sharad Pawar's chances of becoming PM in 1990s, writes Praful Patel
Commenting on Patel's article, Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said that less meritorious people feared Pawar who turned 80 on Saturday, and ensured the NCP chief 'did not rise to the top'

Don't test tolerance of farmers, protest could spread to other places, Sharad Pawar tells Centre
Pawar added that the farm bills were passed in a "hurried" manner in the Parliament, despite the Opposition parties calling for a detailed discussion on them

NCP dismisses speculation that Sharad Pawar may become chairperson of UPA, calls reports 'baseless'
The party's chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase added the reports seem to be have "planted by vested interests to divert the attention from the ongoing farmers' agitation"

Farmers protest: NCP clarifies Sharad Pawar’s old letters on APMC reforms for private sector entry
The NCP released a statement after reports pointed out that Pawar had reportedly suggested amendments to the Agricultural Produce Market Committee, which the party is against now

Maharashtra minister tells MVA allies to 'stop commenting on Congress leadership' if they want stable govt
State Congress working president Yashomati Thakur made the remark a day after NCP chief Sharad Pawar reportedly told a Marathi daily that Rahul Gandhi lacks consistency

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

BS Koshyari's overreach threatens federal tenet of strong government-governor relationship
It was not just the fact that Koshyari chose to make an intervention, his manner of doing so was immeasurably crass and was a direct assault on constitutional values

Uddhav vs Koshyari: Sharad Pawar writes to Narendra Modi, says 'shocked' by tone of Maharashtra guv's letter
In his letter to the prime minister, Pawar said he was pained by the erosion of standards of conduct by the high constitutional office of the governor

Bihar Polls: EC trims number of star campaigners amid Covid threat, Modi, Rahul Uddhav among key names
The Election Commission has allowed all recognised parties 30 star campaigners each, while for unrecognised parties the number is down to 20

Day after Fadnavis-Raut meeting sparks speculation, Sharad Pawar meets Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis' meeting with Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday caused a buzz in political circles. However, Fadnavis on Sunday said there was no political connotation to the meeting, which was for an interview to 'Saamana'.

Four test COVID-19 positive at Sharad Pawar's Mumbai home; NCP chief tests negative, confirms Rajesh Tope
On a recent visit to Karad, Pawar had met Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Patil, who has tested positive for coronavirus

'We don't give importance to what Parth says': Sharad Pawar on grand-nephew demanding CBI probe in Sushant case
Parth Pawar recently, demanded that the case of Rajput's death be handed over to the CBI or a SIT be formed with forensic experts to probe the case

The politics of convenience: What we learnt from three books exploring the high drama of Maharashtra's 2019 assembly election
What emerges from the three books is something we know already — that democracy is much beyond elections

Some people think building temple will help eradicate COVID-19, says Sharad Pawar
The NCP chief's comment comes a day after the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone next month.

No differences within Maharashtra govt's coalition partners, says Shiv Sena in Saamana editorial
Some media reports claimed there were tensions between the Sena and NCP over the recent transfer of 10 police officials in Mumbai, and five Sena councillors joining NCP in Ahmednagar last week.