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Maharashtra faces a political storm as the NCP (sharad pawar faction) accuses the state government of pushing nearly three lakh small contractors into financial distress due to mounting public debt exceeding Rs 10 lakh crore and alleged payment delays. The opposition claims contractors are struggling to survive, prompting them to seek Union Finance Minister's intervention.

A Trinamool Congress rebellion is deepening, with expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee challenging Abhishek Banerjee's authority rather than Mamata Banerjee's leadership. This internal strife, fueled by disputes over decision-making and the leader of opposition appointment, signals a proxy battle over succession, echoing past regional party struggles. The focus is on Abhishek's growing influence and organizational control.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has convened a meeting of party office bearers, MPs, and MLAs in Mumbai. This gathering follows a recent visit by NCP working president Praful Patel and state chief Sunil Tatkare to Pawar's residence. The meeting is expected to address the party's state-level situation and preparations for its foundation day.

TMC, BJD, Shiv Sena, NCP, AAP and AGP have all become weak, second-rung players in states they once dominated. And it doesn’t look like that the BJP juggernaut is stopping anytime soon, even to catch its breath

Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation has intensified action against illegal vendors with a 'pedestrian-friendly city' campaign following an assault on a civic staffer. Coordinated drives cleared encroachments across multiple wards, seizing handcarts and dismantling stalls. While residents welcome the move, corporators criticize the selective nature of the crackdown and lack of vendor rehabilitation.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness for the Women's Reservation Bill, aiming to collect one crore signatures. He criticized opposition parties for opposing the bill, accusing them of hindering women's rights and demonstrating an anti-women mindset. Fadnavis highlighted the bill's passage in 2023 and explained the constitutional process for its implementation.

The sharad pawar faction of the NCP has accused the Ajit Pawar faction of submitting false documents to the Election Commission of India during a hearing on the dispute over the party name and symbol. The Ajit Pawar faction claims to represent the real NCP and wants the party name and symbol allotted to them, while the sharad pawar faction argues that Ajit Pawar's claim is false. The case has been adjourned until this week's Friday.

The apex court also directed the Ajit Pawar faction to carry a declaration in English, Hindi, Marathi media stating that the 'clock' symbol allotted to it is subject to the outcome of the pending case about whether it is real NCP. Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to recognise 'man blowing turha' as the symbol for the sharad pawar faction of the NCP for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls.

Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar has pronounced that the Ajit Pawar faction is the authentic Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), dismissing disqualification petitions filed by the sharad pawar faction against 41 MLAs of Ajit Pawar's group. The speaker said that the split within the NCP on June 20, 2023, was a result of intra-party dissent among the 41 MLAs of the Ajit Pawar faction and not desertion of the NCP political party. He said that deserting a leader does not equate to deserting the party.

The Election Commission (EC) has scheduled a hearing on November 9 for the warring factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar. The Ajit Pawar group has submitted over 9,000 documents to support its claim to the party's name and election symbol, but the sharad pawar faction has alleged discrepancies in the documents. Ajit Pawar had earlier staked claim to the party's name and symbol and declared himself as the party president with the support of 40 lawmakers.

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday took a veiled jibe at Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar by alluding to his age and speaking about the "sentimental appeal of a last election". The sharad pawar faction hit back claiming the comments were "inhuman" and accused the deputy CM of "praying for the death" of the party founder.