"Must Save Democracy": Mamata Banerjee, Opposition Slam '1 Nation, 1 Poll'

Mamata Banerjee came out swinging after the Union Cabinet cleared two bills - including one to amend the Constitution to permit simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls - and bring the BJP's 'one nation, one election' dream closer to fruition.

The Union Cabinet cleared the contentious 'one nation, one election' bill - which proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections and, at a later stage, municipal polls too - sources told NDTV Thursday afternoon.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was on Sunday night elected as the leader of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party.

The assembly elections in Maharashtra have shed light yet again on the BJP's resilience and successful strategising after a setback.

Four hours into the counting of votes for Maharashtra Assembly polls, the BJP-led Mahayuti seems set for a landslide win, bouncing back emphatically from its setback in the Lok Sabha polls this year

The BJP-led Mahayuti has scored a massive victory in Maharashtra while the INDIA Opposition bloc has retained Jharkhand in the Assembly polls. Besides the Assembly polls, results of bypolls to 48 Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats were also declared.