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Mamta Chitnis-Sen
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Congress loses traditional Muslim voters to Sena (UBT)
Mumbai: Certain Congress leaders are contemplating whether it was the right decision to go again with the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)...
Aditi Pai
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Making records in Nanded
For the devout and travel buffs, Nanded is the site of a beautiful Gurudwara and several sufi shrines but for political watchers, it’s...
Mamta Chitnis-Sen
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Congress sends a signal in Thorat’s promotion
Mumbai: The visits of senior Congressman Balasaheb Thorat with Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT)...
Ruddhi Phadke
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Messy Congress makes Uddhav stronger
Mumbai: The recent developments in the Congress has made Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray stronger in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi...
Mamta Chitnis-Sen
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Are Bihari Muslim Migrants Game-Changers in Maharashtra Elections?
Even before the Maharashtra polls were announced, Ravi Sunder’s (name changed) daily calendar was choc-a-bloc, with meetings throughout...
Correspondent
Oct 22, 20241 min read
Plain Speak
“An accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case was inducted into the party (Shiv Sena) and has been removed. But this would not suffice....
Aditi Pai
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Leading the Co-operative Movement
For the Vikhe-Patil family, whose interests go beyond politics, party doesn’t really matter. In the past seven decades, various members...
Suyash Padate
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Onions Will Make Leaders Cry
It may be recalled that in 1998 Delhi state elections the BJP miserably lost to the Congress. A major contributing factor to the BJP’s...
Aditi Pai
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Warring MVA allies take their fight to Pawar
With the Congress and Shiv Sena-UBT sparring over around 15 seats with threats of even going independent, Sharad Pawar has stepped in to...
Aditi Pai
Oct 21, 20242 min read
The Arm Strong of Nashik
The story of Chhagan Bhujbal is a stellar example of how hard work can get one to the top but a few wrong moves can make the entire...
Suyash Padate
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Pawar plays mediator, tension in MVA recedes
The Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) were at loggerheads over 12 seats in Vidarbha and Nashik Mumbai: After much hue and cry throughout the...
Aditi Pai
Oct 20, 20242 min read
The Konkan Strongmen
The Konkan region of coastal Maharashtra has resonated with one name for the past three decades now—Narayan Rane. Admiration, fear, awe,...
Abhijit Joshi
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Ashok Chavan: A Rocky Road Ahead
The Congress party has been fortunate in Maharashtra, where political families like the Thorats, Shindes, and Gaikwads have remained...
Abhijit Mulye
Oct 20, 20242 min read
The Angry Young Man of Congress
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole has hit the headlines yet again. Generally, whenever he is in headlines, he...
Correspondent
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Voters leaning towards MVA being removed, claims Oppn
Mumbai: Leaders from the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday alleged that names of voters leaning towards the opposition parties...
Suyash Padate
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Water Woes is the Issue
Launched as a flagship programme of the Maharashtra government, it initially created an impact in some parts of the state. But in a few...
Manisha Rege
Oct 19, 20243 min read
Once a Cong citadel, now a battleground for rival Senas
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s coastal belt, stretching from Mumbai to the southernmost district of Sindhudurg, was once a Congress citadel, but...
Correspondent
Oct 18, 20241 min read
Plain Speak
“MVA cannot contest assembly polls in the state with a single CM face. We doubt if it will remain intact after the elections. As per my...
Correspondent
Oct 17, 20242 min read
Poll Sentinel
As India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rajiv Kumar faces a daunting political landscape ahead of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand...
Correspondent
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Raj’s Solo Gambit
Raj Thackeray, the maverick leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), has long been the political enfant terrible of Maharashtra....
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