The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a nationalist far-right Indian political party based in the state of Maharashtra and operates on the motto of "Sons of the Soil". It was founded on 9 March 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena party due to differences with his paternal cousin Uddhav Thackeray and to his sidelining by the Shiv Sena in major decisions like distribution of election tickets.
Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on Tuesday announced its first list of 27 candidates for the October 21 Maharashtra assembly elections. The list did not name a candidate from Worli in.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Enforcement Directorate is probing how MNS chief Raj Thackeray walked out of Matoshree Realtors, one of the partners in the consortium constructing Kohinoor Square Towers in Dadar, with a profit of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The NCP on Thursday smelt "political vendetta" behind the CBI and ED's actions against senior Congress leader P Chidambaram and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, respectively. IndiaTimes - Published
The MNS chief has also appealed the party workers and leaders to maintain peace on August 22, the day he has to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a case pertaining to.. DNA - Published
MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande alleged political vendetta behind the move, adding that BJP was nervous as MNS chief Raj Thackrey was unifying Opposition parties against what he called as "Hitlershahi".. DNA - Published
Thane's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Avinash Jadhav had received death threats from the gang when he had tried to intervene in the matter, since he had personally known the builder. DNA - Published
Raj Thackeray had called for the state assembly elections to be postponed considering the floods in districts like Sangli and Kolhapur, which have affected and dispossessed lakhs of people DNA - Published
A clutch of opposition leaders, key among them state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat, MNS president Raj Thackeray and NCP's Ajit Pawar, held a joint press conference here over the EVM issue. They.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mumbai Congress working president Eknath Gaikwad said they were ready to ally with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). DNA - Published
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said his party and the Congress had come to an agreement on 240 of the 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra, polls for which are scheduled for later this.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shetti says in his recent meeting with MNS chief Raj Thackeray, he had discussed the possibility of approaching the courts or launching a public movement against the use of EVMs DNA - Published
MNS leader Raj Thackeray met Sonia Gandhi of the Congress in New Delhi on Monday, a development that fuelled talk about alliances for the Maharashtra assembly election this year. Congress state unit.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday met Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi and discussed the issue of EVMs and the political situation in Maharashtra where.. DNA - Published
Amid speculation that his party could be part of Opposition's alliance for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, MNS chief Raj Thackeray met NCP president Sharad Pawar earlier this week, sources said. DNA - Published
MNS corporator Sandeep Deshpande ridiculed Ashish Shelar, BJP city unit president and said, "Shelar needed training from his leader Raj Thackeray for addressing a video supported rally. DNA - Published
Defence Minister also targeted the opposition and MNS President Raj Thackeray over their repeated questioning of air strikes across the line of actual control in Pakistan by India. DNA - Published
Speaking at his first election rally in Mumbai, Raj called on the electorate to vote against the Shiv Sena as a vote for them would translate into a mandate for Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. DNA - Published
Dubey claims that apart from North Indians, who account for substantial numbers in the constituency, his initiative will ensure support from the MNS' 'Maharashtra Sainiks' who consider him one of their.. DNA - Published
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is not contesting the Lok Sabha elections, but Thackerayhas been addressing rallies in support of Congress-NCP-led alliance candidates, who are pitted against the.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a letter addressed to the CEO Ashwani Kumar, senior BJP minister Vinod Tawde, on behalf of the Lok Sabha election committee of the party, said Thackeray has been holding political rallies across the.. DNA - Published
Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is following the footsteps of Adolph Hitler, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said the need of the hour is to get rid of Modi and Amit Shah and it is.. DNA - Published
MNS chief Raj Thackeray Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi frittered away the huge mandate he had won in 2014 and spent the last five years in changing names of the schemes that were launched.. DNA - Published
Thackeray, who will hold rallies against Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, pitched the elections as "a fight between Modi-Shah and the country." DNA - Published
Raj Thackeray-led MNS, which is struggling to stay relevant in the state politics, would not contest next month's Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra. DNA - Published
Smaller players like former Lok Sabha MP Prakash Ambedkar, farmer leader Raju Shetti, and MNS president Raj Thackeray may hold the key to the success of the opposition DNA - Published
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