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Although Khadse's daughter was present at the event, the move is being seen as a huge snub to the BJP leadership by the veteran politician who holds significant sway over the Leva Patil community.

Mamata Banerjee said in a tweet that the state government has constructed flood shelters and relief godowns at district, subdivision and block levels.

Sawant has been touring Maharashtra since last Thursday to campaign for the BJP for the upcoming state Assembly polls.

The BJP, which described its poll manifesto as a 'Sankalp Patra', promised to give collateral free loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to people belonging to the scheduled caste community.

The BJP has sought time from Union Home Minister Amit Shah and President Ram Nath Kovind to apprise them about the "complete breakdown" of the law and order situation in the state.

Alka Lamba met Chacko along with supporters and took primary membership of the party. Lamba had met interim party President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday.

Ajit Pawar had on Friday said that some senior NCP leaders had insisted on the arrest of Balasaheb Thackeray in 2000, despite the opposition from some others leaders like himself. 'It was a mistake,' he had said.

On the way to the party headquarters, Lallu along with his supporters stopped at the statues of BR Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Mahatama Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and paid homage to them.

Thackeray reiterated that a strong Opposition is necessary for nurturing democracy and it is only the opposition legislators 'who will speak up for the masses and help deliver justice' to the people.

The Shiv Sena, which has always been the big brother in the alliance of 25 years, is contesting on 124 seats in the forthcoming assembly polls, while the BJP and other allies will be contesting on the remaining seats out of the 288 seats.

Sharad Pawar had formed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after walking out of the Congress in 1999.

Since BS Yediyurappa took over as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in July following the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, the post of the opposition leader has been vacant.

The RSS chief rebutted the Pakistan PM's speech at the UN, saying there was criminal intent behind his utterances.

BJP president Amit Shah, another star campaigner of the saffron alliance, is slated to address 18 rallies starting from Latur district this week.

Jagat Prakash Nadda that the BJP's membership has increased from 11 crore to 17.50 crore in just 54 days since June-July this year when the membership drive for it was launched.

Within hours of announcing that a team of party leaders from Jammuwill meet Mehbooba in Srinagar on Monday following permission from administration, the PDP late Sunday said it has decided to defer the scheduled meeting but gave no reason.