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Maharashtra Elections 2024: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis Likely To Claim CM’s Post If Mahayuti Forms Govt Again

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Maharashtra Elections 2024: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis Likely To Claim CM's Post If Mahayuti Forms Govt Again

With most of the exit polls predicting a majority for the Mahayuti led by the BJP, the saffron party is preparing to occupy a central position post the results which will be declared on Saturday. The main question is who will be the BJP’s candidate for chief ministership. The party had assiduously avoided projecting anyone as the CM candidate and has preferred to wait for the results to be declared. However, considerable significance is assigned to Fadnavis’ meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Sangh’s headquarters in Mahal, Nagpur, on Thursday.  Officially it is being said Fadnavis called on Bhagwat to thank for the massive voter mobilisation that the Sangh Parivar did during the assembly poll of November 20. 

Sources in the BJP told that in June, 2022 the party made a big blunder in agreeing to have Eknath Shinde, the rebel Shiv Sena leader, as the CM. Fadnavis (54) had played a crucial role behind the scenes in vertically splitting the Shiv Sena and pulling down the Uddhav Thackeray government. He staged a coup right under the nose of Thackeray by weaning  away Shinde and his pack of 36 MLAs away from Uddhav Thackeray.  For all his efforts, it was widely assumed in BJP circles that Fadnavis would be rewarded with the CM’s post, especially since the party had the maximum number of MLAs at 105.  

However, the cadres and Fadnavis himself was stunned when the BJP high command wanted Shinde to be the CM.  In fact, Fadnavis publicly made his disappointment public by asserting that he was not interested in joining the Shinde-led government. It required a lot of cajoling from PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah to get him to work under Shinde. 

The central leadership’s calculation was that by anointing Shinde as the CM the Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray would be politically emaciated. However, the past two years’ experience has proved the BJP central leaderships’ calculations wrong. The Shiv Sena (UBT) is not only strong but in fact put up a rather impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections early this year at the cost of the BJP.

Several persons in the BJP are saying, in retrospect, that had Fadnavis been made the CM after the eclipse of the MVA government led by Thackeray the party would have politically become stronger and done well in the LS polls. “We hope that the central leadership of our party will learn a lesson from the mistakes committed by it in the past and this time around recommend Fadnavis for the CM’s post. He has already served as CM from 2014 to 2019 and acquitted himself well as a good administrator,” a senior BJP leader observed.

There are a few other contenders for the CM’s post like Pankaja Munde, Chandrakant Patil and Vinod Tawde. But none of them have the political stature of Fadnavis who is keen on working only in Maharashtra. The only minus point is that he belongs to the Brahmin caste which is traditionally distrusted by the Marathas. But then it was Fadnavis who took the initiative to pass a law providing for reservation for Marathas. 

All these calculations are based on the surmise that the psephologists have got it right this time around vis-a-vis the assembly poll outcome. Also, the increase in voting percentage is expected to help the BJP.  However, the BJP has kept a Plan B ready lest its calculations go awry. The party is not averse to taking the help of Sharad Pawar if the Mahayuti falls short of numbers.  The Central government has already put tremendous pressure on Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule in the Rs 250 cr bitcoin case. It might politically weaponise the case to make Pawar fall in line. It may even agree to accommodate Supriya as the deputy CM.

It may be recalled that Pawar, for all his secular posturings, has as early as 1978 joined hands with the Janata Party (of which the major component was the Bharatiya Jana Sangh) to become the CM. More recently, he was part of the plot to let his nephew Ajit Pawar join hands with the BJP to form a government in November, 2019. Also, industrialist Gautam Adani is a common link between Pawar Sr and the BJP. 

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Mumbai now has 15 zonal DCPs instead of 12, notification issued after establishment of five new police stations

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Mumbai: After the increase in five police stations due to the increasing population in Mumbai city, now new delimitation has been made in Mumbai city and suburbs. 15 DCPs have been posted in 15 zones in the city. Earlier there were 12 zones, now there are 15 zones. A notification has also been issued regarding this. The five new police stations include Asalfa, Maharashtra Nagar, Golibar, Malad Midh, Arla. Three new ACPs will also be posted in this. Along with the increase in these police stations, now there will be more than 100 police stations in the city. With the appointment of five Additional Commissioners and 15 DCPs, it will further help in establishing order in the city.

To control crime and establish order, Mumbai city needed new zones and new police stations based on population. Since Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti took charge as the Commissioner, progress has been made in this process and now it has been put into practice. Soon after the establishment of new police stations, the workload of police stations will be reduced. The boundaries of many police stations have also been changed. Many police stations in Mumbai city and suburbs have been associated with new police stations based on population. This delimitation will reduce the workload of police stations and will also ensure better supervision and administration in the areas.

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Mumbai Local Update: Central Railway Announces Power & Traffic Block At Kasara Today; Several Trains Short-Terminated, Regulated – Check Details Here

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Mumbai: Central Railway has announced special traffic and power blocks at Kasara station today, May 10. According to the railways, the power block will be carried out from 3.50 pm to 5.50 pm.

The railways said that suburban train services on both the UP and DOWN lines between Asangaon railway station and Kasara railway station will remain suspended during the block period. Due to this, several trains have been short-terminated at Asangaon and Kasara.

Train No. Kasara 19, which will depart at 1.10 pm, will be short-terminated at Asangaon at 3.22 pm.

Train No Kasara 21, which will depart from CSMT at 2.17 pm, will reach Asangaon at 4.04 pm.

Train No Kasara 23 will depart from CSMT at 2.46 pm and will be short-terminated at Asangaon at 4.49 pm.

Train No Kasara 24 will depart from Asagangaon instead of Kasara at 4.13 pm and reach CSMT 5.51 pm

Train No Kasara 26 will depart from Asagangaon at 4.54 pm and arrive at CSMT at 6.34 pm.

Train No Kasara 28 will depart from Asagangaon at 5.39 pm and reach CSMT at 7.19 pm.

Several train services have been affected due to operational reasons on the Central Railway route. Train No. 11071 LTT-Ballia Express will be regulated at Khardi station. Meanwhile, Train No. 13202 LTT-Rajgir Express will terminate at Atgaon, Train No. 12139 CSMT-Nagpur Express will terminate at Khadavli, and Train No. 12143 Panvel-Gorakhpur Express will terminate at Titvala station.

The Central Railways also informed passengers to take note of the last train towards Kasara before the power block. The train will depart from CSMT at 12.30 pm, while the last local towards CSMT will depart from Kasara at 2.42 pm.

After the block, the first local towards Kasara will depart from CSMT at 4.50 pm, while towards CSMT, the train will depart from Kasara at 6.17 pm.

Meanwhile, this also comes as Central Railway is carrying out mega block across the Mumbai Division as part of routine infrastructure upkeep and are aimed at ensuring the safety and reliability of suburban railway operations. As per the railway administration, Up and Down Fast Line block will be operated between Matunga and Mulund from 11.05 am to 3.45 pm. On the Trans Harbour line, a block is also underway on the Up and Down Line between Thane To Vashi/Nerul from 11.10 to and 4.10 pm.

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Thane Crime: Youth Stabbed By Brother-In-Law In Ulhasnagar Over Inter-Caste Marriage Dispute – Shocking Visuals Surface

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Thane: In a shocking incident, a daylight stabbing took place in Thane’s Ulhasnagar area, where a youth was allegedly stabbed by his brother-in-law over a family dispute linked to an inter-caste marriage. The incident occurred near the Ulhasnagar petrol pump near the Camp 5 area.

the victim, identified as Nagesh Chavan, was attacked at the petrol pump while returning home from work. The brother-in-law, identified as Shakil Khan, along with another person, confronted Nagesh at the spot. During the argument, Shakil allegedly stabbed Nagesh in the stomach, leaving him seriously injured.

The report added that Nagesh was initially taken to Central Hospital and later shifted to a Mumbai Hospital for further treatment. Visuals showed police present at the spot, and an investigation has been launched in the case. However, currently it is not known if Khan was arrested in the stabbing case.

According to the report, the incident was triggered by tensions within the family after Nagesh’s sister reportedly married outside the community.

Meanwhile, in another stabbing incident from Thane, a 20-year-old youth, Vishal Patekar, was fatally stabbed near Thane Railway Station while trying to save his 16-year-old friend during an attack linked to an old grudge. The injured teenager escaped, while the juvenile accused has been detained by Thane Railway Police on murder and attempted murder charges.

Just earlier this week, a 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death over a suspected affair in Mulund. The attack was allegedly triggered by the accused’s suspicion of an illicit relationship between the wife and the victim. Police added that remarks made earlier in the day may have provoked the accused, leading to the fatal assault.

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