9 former Congress CMs bite the dust in Lok Sabha election 2019
Those who faced defeat in Lok Sabha election 2019 include former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit from North East Delhi, Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Sonipat in Haryana, Harish Rawat (Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar in Uttarakhand) and ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal. The others who lost are ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan from Nanded, Sushil Kumar Shinde from Maharashtra’s Solapur, Mukul Sangma from Tura in Meghalaya, Nabam Tuki from Arunachal West and Veerappa Moily from Chikkballapur in Karnataka.
May 23, 2019, 21:19 PM IST
Install jammers at EVM strongrooms to curb tampering: Congress leader Ashok Chavan
Congress leader Chavan claimed that wireless networks like mobile phone towers and wi-fi networks can be used by hackers to tamper the EVMs and this can be prevented by the installation of jammers.
May 07, 2019, 07:53 AM IST
Congress will form government at Centre under Rahul Gandhi in 2019: Ashok Chavan
Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan Saturday exuded confidence that a government led by party president Rahul Gandhi will be formed at the Centre in 2019.
Nov 17, 2018, 22:33 PM IST
Congress to ally with like-minded parties to take on BJP, says Ashok Chavan in Mumbai
The Congress will ally with "like-minded" parties in Maharashtra, party's state unit chief has said.
Feb 07, 2018, 19:35 PM IST
Budgetary proposals lack roadmap for implementation: Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan
The proposals presented in the Union Budget today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lacked the roadmap for actual implementation, Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan said on Thursday.
Feb 01, 2018, 23:35 PM IST
CBI to move SC against Ashok Chavan’s acquittal in Adarsh scam case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to move the Supreme Court against Bombay High Court decision acquitting former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan in Adarsh society scam case.
Jan 11, 2018, 16:12 PM IST
Congress to launch mass outreach programme in Maharashtra from January
Buoyed by the party's performance in the recently-concluded Gujarat assembly polls, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has planned a mass outreach programme in the state from the next month, covering all the 282 assembly constituencies.
Dec 24, 2017, 13:04 PM IST
Bombay HC rejects plea against Ashok Chavan in Adarsh Housing scam
Bombay High Court has rejected Governor's plea to try Maharashtra's former chief minister Ashok Chavan as an accused in the Adarsh Housing scam
Dec 22, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
Adarsh housing scam: Relief for Ashok Chavan, Bombay HC sets aside sanction to prosecute him
Ashok Chavan had to step down as the Maharashtra chief minister over charges of corruption in the Adarsh scam.
Dec 22, 2017, 11:20 AM IST
Congress bags 16 seats, BJP trailing in Nanded
The Congress` partner National Congress Party failed to secure any lead as per the ongoing vote count at 1 p.m.
Oct 12, 2017, 14:01 PM IST
Adarsh case: Governor can't be impleaded personally as respondent in petition, Ashok Chavan told
In March 2015, the high court dismissed a plea made by Chavan, who is the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Nanded, seeking deletion of his name from the case, as the Governor had refused to grant sanction.
Jun 21, 2017, 16:40 PM IST
BJP won elections through malpractice, not merit: Congress
Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan today attributed BJP's success in the civic bodies and zilla parishads elections to its "malpractice rather than merit".
Feb 23, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan attacked at Nagpur rally
A Congress worker threw ink on former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan during a rally here on Saturday.
Feb 12, 2017, 11:27 AM IST
Fadnavis slams Narayan Rane over his allegations against BJP
Slamming senior Congress leader Narayan Rane over his allegation that criminals were joining the BJP, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others.
Jul 20, 2016, 17:04 PM IST
Want FIR against guilty before further probe on Adarsh Society scam: BJP
Welcoming the Bombay High Court's order in the Adarsh Society scam, Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar on Saturday demanded that Maharashtra government should lodge an FIR in the case.
Apr 30, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
Bombay High Court orders demolition of Adarsh Housing Society
In a major development, the Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the demolition of scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society building located in south Mumbai.
Apr 29, 2016, 15:26 PM IST
Have you ever heard of water riots? Sec 144 imposed in Maharashtra's Latur; Ashok Chavan slams state govt
Have you ever heard of riots over water? Most of us are unaware of such water-related violence!
Mar 20, 2016, 19:01 PM IST
Adarsh scam: Maharashtra Governor gives nod to prosecute ex-CM Ashok Chavan
Former chief minister Ashok Chavan is currently a Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra and chief of the state unit of the Congress party.
Feb 04, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Adarsh Scam: CBI seeks Maharashtra govt's permission to prosecute Ashok Chavan
In 2013, then Governor K Sankaranarayanan had rejected a similar plea by the CBI.
Jan 28, 2016, 11:37 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi to address party workers in Mumbai today
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi , who will be in Mumbai for a two-day visit, will inaugurate the Murli Deora Hall on Friday besides addressing party workers.
Jan 15, 2016, 09:07 AM IST
