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Can Shiv Sena form the next government in Maharashtra? Congress has to decide

The latest twist in the ongoing political drama in Maharashtra saw the Shiv Sena pull out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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The latest twist in the ongoing political drama in Maharashtra saw the Shiv Sena pull out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Arvind Sawant, the only Shiv Sena minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, resigned and set the ball rolling for a probable non-BJP alliance in the state. “The BJP went back on their pre-election promises. It would not have been morally right for me to continue at the Centre, so I have resigned as Union Minister,” he said as he resigned as the Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

The BJP won 105 seats in the October 21 elections, and with the support of its oldest ally Shiv Sena, which has 56 in its kitty, was to reach the majority mark of 145 comfortably in the 288-member assembly and form the government.

However, the Sena wants an equal share of power in Maharashtra and refused to support the BJP unless the party agreed to a rotational arrangement for the chief minister’s post for half the term and an equal share in ministries.

The Sena has been claiming that a “50:50″ deal was discussed with BJP chief Amit Shah earlier this year, but the outgoing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denied any such deal.

After the Maharashtra Governor invited the BJP on Sunday to form the government, the party gave up the pursuit for forming a government conceding it didn’t have the numbers and that the Sena is welcome to go ahead.

The Shiv Sena has been contemplating forming the government with the help of non-BJP parties – the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has 54 seats and its ally Congress can bring its 44 to the pool. The Sena has been sending out feelers to Sharad Pawar, but the NCP chief’s initial talks with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi didn’t translate into anything favourable.

While Sharad Pawar appeared to be on board, if only to stop the BJP’s return to power in the state, he has stressed that no decision can be taken without discussions with the Congress.

The Sena’s breaking away from the NDA was needed, both for initiating talks with the NCP as well as it being untenable for it to continue as an ally of the BJP at the Centre.

Meanwhile, the Congress’ Working Committee (CWC) is currently discussing its options and weighing the pros and cons of supporting its ideologically-opponent Shiv Sena since almost all Congress MLAs favour aligning with the Sena.

But one of the leaders of the grand-old party in the state, Sanjay Nirupam, a form Shiv Sena leader, warned the party that such a move would be “disastrous”.

He tweeted: “In the current political arithmetic in Maharashtra, it’s just impossible for Congress-NCP to form any government. For that we need Shiv Sena. And we must not think of sharing power with Shiv Sena under any circumstances. That will be a disastrous move for the party.”

In another tweet he suggested that “no matter who forms government and how, political instability in Maharashtra cannot be ruled out now. Get ready for early elections. It may take place in 2020. Can we go to the elections with Shiv Sena as partner?”

Sources suggest that Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut is likely to meet top Congress leaders in Delhi to seek support for his party.

In the meantime, Congress MLAs are camping at a resort in Jaipur in party-ruled Rajasthan while the Sena has sent all its MLAs to a resort at Madh Island in suburban Mumbai to prevent any “poaching” attempts by the BJP.

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Dust storm, light rain expected in Delhi-NCR today, heatwave conditions to abate

IMD claimed in a tweet that Thunderstorm dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North west Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East delhi and NCR( Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indrapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana) Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor , Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur ,Gulaoti ,Siyana ,Sikandrabad , Bulandshahr ,  Jahangirabad (UP)

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On Wednesday, a dust storm with light to moderate rain is expected in numerous locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The India Meteorogical Department (IMD) stated the city’s maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted to be in the range of 40 and 25, respectively.

The IMD tweeted an advisory that thunderstorms, dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana), Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor, Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad (UP).

For the next two hours, light to moderate intermittent rain is expected over and near Adampur, Hissar, Hansi, and Meham (Haryana).

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On Thursday, May 18, light rain is predicted for in Delhi based on the seven-day prediction for the city. The sky will mainly be cloudy, with the potential of a light  rain or drizzle, according to the weather office.

The air quality will continue to be deteriorated in the city after strong winds with dust swept across the Delhi-NCR on Tuesday. Following this, visibility had reduced to 1000 metres. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of regional forecasting centre, said the dry atmosphere is one of the reasons for the dust storms.

Following Tuesday’s severe winds and dust storm that blasted across the Delhi-NCR, the city’s air quality had taken an alarming dip.

The monsoons, which are awaited across India, are likely to make landfall in Kerala on June 4. Usually, the monsoon arrives on May 31 or June 1 but the delay will be made up as the phenomenon progresses on its south-west to north-east arc. With extreme temperatures right from a cold sytart to May to dust-laden winds in mid-May, the weather in the country is paying the price for accelerating climate change.

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Security lapse at Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Patiala home, says it will not deter him from raising his voice against Punjab

After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has filed a complaint with the Punjab Police after he spotted a suspicious person wrapped in a grey blanket on his terrace. He alleged a security lapse at his Patiala home. He couldn’t catch him as he fled after his servant raised an alarm.

Taking to Twitter, Sidhu said, Today on the terrace of his residence an unknown suspicious character wrapped in a grey blanket was noticed around 7:00 pm, the moment his servant went out raised the alarm, and called for help, he immediately ran and escaped.

The 59-year-old further said that he has spoken to DGP Punjab Police and has also informed SSP Patiala. He said the security lapse will not deter him from raising his voice for Punjab.

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Punjab Police registered a case in this matter. According to the reports, the Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma visited his residence after the complaint and is currently investigating the matter. The CCTV footage of the area is also being scanned, reports state.

Cricketer-turned-politician came out of the Patiala Central Jail on April 1 after serving nearly 10 months in a 1988 road rage case. After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

He said Democracy is in chains. Punjab is the shield of this country. When dictatorship came in this country, a revolution also came, led by Rahul Gandhi.

Sidhu also slammed the Mann government over the pruning of security of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala and also making it public.

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Air India Delhi-San Francisco flight suffers tech glitch before take-off, returns to stand

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Air India flight which was en route to San Francisco from Delhi on Monday had to be returned to the stand because of a technical glitch. The San Francisco-bound flight suffered a tech issue before take off.

According to the reports, the aircraft which was carrying over 200 passengers from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) had to be replaced with another aircraft. Later, the passengers were accommodated in another aircraft.

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Earlier today, another Air India incident occurred where a London-bound flight returned to Delhi’s IGI airport after a mid-air brawl between an unruly passenger and the flight’s cabin crew.

A brawl ensued between a passenger and the crew members shortly after it departed from the airport at around 6:35 am. The onboard ruckus forced the plane to turn around and return to Delhi again where the raucous passenger was deboarded and handed over to the police at the airport.

Air India apologized to the passengers on the affected Delhi-London flight for the delay and inconvenience caused to them due to the incident and assured them that efforts will be made to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.

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