Maharashtra Panchayat polls result LIVE: Maha Vikas Aghadi claims huge win
There are 27,920 gram panchayats in Maharashtra. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news
The counting of votes began at 9 am today. The Maharashtra State Election Commission conducted Gram Panchayat elections for 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in the state. There are 27,920 gram panchayats in Maharashtra. Though the village panchayat elections are not fought on party symbols, panels are fielded by political parties or local leaders.
Earlier in the day, stones were pelted at BJP workers who were part of a rally attended by Union Minister Debasree Chaudhuri, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off the Trinamool Congress's campaign for the assembly elections on Monday, announcing that she will contest the polls from Nandigram -- a political gambit aimed at the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari who won the seat in 2016 as a TMC candidate, while also retroceding to the land movement that catapulted her to power.
On the business front, Piramal group emerged the preferred bidder for resolution of the troubled Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL). The committee of creditors (CoC) of the company are likely to hold a meeting today to discuss on who gets the money recovered from frauds that happened at DHFL.
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Harris,a Democrat, has formally submitted her letter of resignation to California Governor Gavin Newsom, CNN reported, quoting a Harris aide. Harris won her seat in November 2016 and was sworn in January 2017. At the time, Harris was California's attorney general. Newsom has already named Alex Padilla, California's secretary of state, to fill Harris' seat.
The incoming vice president has spoken to Padilla before he comes into office, according to a person with knowledge of the discussion. Harris made history throughout her career, becoming the first Black woman in California to serve as a senator.
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First Published: Jan 18 2021 | 6:59 AM IST