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Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde in NCP’s core group

Bhujbal and Munde are among the seven members appointed by party chief Ajit Pawar to the NCP’s core group on Friday

Mumbai, India - June 17, 2019: Chhagan Bhujbal during the monsoon session at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, India, on Monday, June 17, 2019. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 15, 2025 08:54 AM IST

Don’t want to be guv, says Bhujbal

Bhujbal clarified he was not disrespecting the post of governor, adding that taking up a gubernatorial assignment would prevent him from working for the rights and reservations of OBCs and other marginalised communities

When asked how he plans to uphold the Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar ideology while aligning with the BJP, he said the ideology has now been widely embraced. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 01, 2025 05:08 AM IST

Disgruntled Bhujbal in Ajit Parv

Chhagan Bhujbal's attack on Ajit Pawar highlights internal NCP tensions, with Bhujbal criticizing party leadership and expressing discontent over his exclusion.

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal (PTI)
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 09:32 AM IST

NCP starts pacifying its OBC face Chhagan Bhujbal

NCP president Sunil Tatkare has requested the 77-year-old to attend the party’s two-day conclave in Shirdi next week and address one of the sessions

Nashik, Nov 20 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal speaks to the media after casting his vote for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Nashik on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 07:18 AM IST

Either conduct caste census or declare that OBCs comprise 51%: Bhujbal

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal mobilizes OBCs after being denied a ministerial post, demanding a caste census and opposing Maratha inclusion in OBCs.

Either conduct caste census or declare that OBCs comprise 51%: Bhujbal
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:16 AM IST

NCP miffed with Chhagan Bhujbal, won’t include him in cabinet

The party leadership is upset with Bhujbal for several reasons, including being pressured to nominate his son Pankaj to the legislative council last October

Chhagan Bhujbal. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 08:53 AM IST

Sharad Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal & Dilip Walse-Patil likely to share dais in Pune today

The event, organised by Shirur MP Amol Kolhe, will take place at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) premises in Chakan

This is the first time the trio will share the dais since the split in the NCP earlier this year. (FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 08:38 AM IST

Fadnavis hints national stage for Bhujbal; Ajit says internal matter of party

Bhujbal was accompanied by his nephew Sameer Bhujbal during the nearly 30-minute meeting with Fadnavis at the latter’s “Sagar” bungalow in Mumbai

Earlier in the day, Bhujbal had an elaborate discussion with the CM in Mumbai on the prevailing political and social atmosphere in the state. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 07:30 AM IST

Ajit on Bhujbal: Some expressed dissatisfaction when asked to wait

Following a meeting of OBC leaders, Bhujbal addressed the media and reiterated his dissatisfaction with Ajit’s leadership

Ajit Pawar attended an event in Baramati on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:44 AM IST

OBC leaders meet sulking Bhujbal

OBC leaders meet sulking Bhujbal

OBC leaders meet sulking Bhujbal
Published on Dec 22, 2024 09:09 PM IST
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Chhagan Bhujbal continues to sulk over cabinet snub, says won’t take any hasty decision

Addressing a gathering in his hometown of Nashik, the 77-year-old claimed that efforts were being made to muzzle him and announced that he would tour the state to fight against “injustice” to Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

Nashik, Nov 20 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal speaks to the media after casting his vote for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Nashik on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 08:20 AM IST
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Ministerial blues haunt Mahayuti

Dissent in Mahayuti rises after CM Fadnavis' ministerial expansion, with heavyweights like Bhujbal excluded, causing unrest and protests among supporters.

Nagpur, Dec 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the ministers of the Mahayuti alliance government, in Nagpur on Sunday. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar are also present. (ANI Photo) (Snehal Sontakke)
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 09:12 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

‘Am I a toy?': Senior NCP leader asks party top brass over Maha cabinet snub

Though Chhagan Bhujbal said he wasn't disappointed about the exclusion from the cabinet, he noted that he felt humiliated by his treatment.

Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal won the recently held Maharashtra assembly polls from the Yeola constituency. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 05:49 PM IST

A day after cabinet expansion, disgruntled voices surface in Mahayuti

The NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal, the BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar and Sanjay Kute, the Shiv Sena’s Vijay Shivtare and Tanaji Sawant, and several others have either have spoken openly against the party leadership or skipped the first day of the winter session

A day after cabinet expansion, disgruntled voices surface in Mahayuti
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 07:38 AM IST

After Bhujbal’s axing, what’s next for the 77-year old OBC leader?

An angry Bhujbal publicly expressed his displeasure on Monday, a day after the Ajit Pawar-led NCP left him bereft of a ministry

After Bhujbal’s axing, what’s next for the 77-year old OBC leader?
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 07:22 AM IST

In North Maharashtra, Mahayuti settles score of Lok Sabha election

In Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance won 35 of 47 seats, recovering from earlier Lok Sabha losses, while Congress faced major defeats.

In North Maharashtra, Mahayuti settles score of Lok Sabha election
Updated on Nov 24, 2024 08:16 AM IST

Sena MLA threatens Sameer Bhujbal with death

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when Bhujbal, acting on information about alleged bogus voting, arrived with police at a college run by Kande where voters were reportedly being concealed

Sena MLA threatens Sameer Bhujbal with death
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 08:08 AM IST

Maharashtra polls: Two Bhujbals, two seats, and vendetta politics

Chhagan Bhujbal faces tough re-election battle in Yevla, targeted by former allies and Maratha activists after controversial comments on reservations

NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 09:01 AM IST

Chhagan Bhujbal: What is Sharad Pawar’s ideology? His party had no ideology

Bhujbal admitted that while there was “more noise” against him in Yeola, it was wrong to assume Marathas were angry with him

Chhagan Bhujbal: What is Sharad Pawar’s ideology? His party had no ideology
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 09:06 AM IST

We forgave Bhujbal for ‘mistakes’ but he betrayed us: Sharad Pawar

The veteran leader also expressed confidence that his faction of the party would win the battle against Bhujbal and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP

**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA @INCIndia** Nashik: NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) President Sharad Pawar addresses during farmers meeting at Krushi Utpanna Bazar Samiti, in Nashik, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI03_14_2024_000059B) (PTI)
Updated on Nov 13, 2024 09:13 AM IST

Bhujbal denies claim he joined Mahayuti due to ED case

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal denied claims he joined the BJP to evade ED scrutiny, citing development goals and plans to seek legal advice over the allegations.

Mumbai, India - Oct. 10, 2024:Chagan Bhujbal, to pay tribute to mortal remains of Ratan Tata during funeral at NCPA, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, October 10, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 09, 2024 09:20 AM IST

Maharashtra polls: Supriya Sule questions misuse of probe agencies

A controversy erupted after a book quoted that Chhagan Bhujbal left Sharad Pawar faction and joined Ajit Pawar in 2023 to avoid investigation by the Enforcement Directorate

I have spoken in Parliament on numerous occasions about the misuse of central agencies. Rival parties are being broken up by an invisible power in an unconstitutional way, Sule said. (FILE ANI PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 09, 2024 06:58 AM IST

Sameer Bhujbal quits as Mumbai NCP chief, to enter poll fray as independent

Bhujbal, who resigned as Mumbai NCP president before making the announcement, will take on the sitting Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Gopal Dhatrak

Sameer Bhujbal quits as Mumbai NCP chief, to enter poll fray as independent
Updated on Oct 25, 2024 08:06 AM IST

Maharashtra polls: Ajit Pawar's NCP announces 38 names; chief picks Baramati

The list comprises sitting MLAs who shifted their allegiance to Pawar. All nine ministers currently serving in the Mahayuti government have been included

Ajit Pawar with NCP leaders.
Published on Oct 23, 2024 01:35 PM IST

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal hospitalised after his health deteriorates

Chhagan Bhujbal was flown to Mumbai from Pune on a special flight and later admitted to Bombay Hospital.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal.
(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 10:38 PM IST

Why Bhujbal landed unannounced at Sharad Pawar’s home

A day after he suggested that Sharad Pawar was out to “set Maharashtra on fire” over the quota issue, Chhagan Bhujbal landed at his former boss’s Mumbai home

Mumbai, India – Feb 20, 2024: NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal addressing the media, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 09:15 AM IST

Day after veiled barb at Sharad Pawar, Bhujbal meets him in Mumbai

Bhujbal, who belongs to the rival NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, visited former Union minister Sharad Pawar's 'Silver Oak' residence in Mumbai.

Sources in the NCP suggested Bhujbal was having a feeling of not being heard in the party (HT Photo/Satish Bate)
Published on Jul 15, 2024 12:07 PM IST
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Bhujbal accuses Sharad Pawar of intending to set Maha on fire over reservation

Bhujbal said on a sensitive issue like reservation, it was expected that Sharad Pawar would attend the meeting called by the state government last week

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had convened an all-party meeting on July 9 to discuss the OBC-Maratha reservation to maintain social harmony. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 04:59 AM IST
ByYogesh Joshi 

Shiv Sena (UBT) nixes Chhagan Bhujbal's plans to rejoin its fold

Sanjay Raut denied reports of Bhujbal's return and said that there was no discussion between the NCP leader and the Shiv Sena

Thane, India - May ,07, 2024: ShivSena UBT leader Sanjay Raut criticized CM Eknath Shinde and PM narendra Modi in his speech at Thane Manorama Nagar on Tuesday to campaign for Shiv Sena UBT Lok Sabha candidate Rajan Vichare ,in Thane, in Mumbai, India, on, Tuesday, May,07, 2024. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo )
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:13 AM IST

Disgruntled Chhagan Bhujbal all set to leave NCP

The 76-year-old is weighing several options, one of them being forming his own party, although the most probable could be joining Shiv Sena (UBT)

NCP (Ajit Pawar)'s Chhagan Bhujbal (HT Photo/Satish Bate)
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 08:39 AM IST
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