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A Self-Inflicted Blow
Ahead of the results, the Maratha quota movement, a simmering issue in the state’s politics for nearly 14 months, finds itself embroiled...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 23, 20243 min read


BJP’s Marathwada Face
Marathwada is the crucial region for the BJP in this 2024 assembly election. After the Maratha quota agitation caused much damage to the...

Abhijit Mulye
Nov 18, 20242 min read


A Tale of Parallels: Uddhav and Rajiv
Uddhav Thackeray finds himself facing one of the most significant challenges of his political career. Interestingly, Thackeray’s path has...

Abhijit Joshi
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Mahayuti’s ‘Problem Child’ in Marathwada
There is perhaps no more volatile Assembly segment in Marathwada ahead of the November 20 polls than in Sillod, where the schisms within...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Power Cuts Shortens Power
Few areas of Maharashtra are regularly facing power cuts as the demand has exceeded the supply. Rural Nashik, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, and...
Suyash Padate
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Jarange’s decision harmful for MVA
Mumbai: Diwali is barely over but the fireworks are still exploding in the political arena. On the last day of withdrawing nominations...

Aditi Pai
Nov 5, 20243 min read


Less Water Leads to Anger
First the deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and after him actor Aamir Khan vowed for drought free Maharashtra. “Our mission is to...
Suyash Padate
Nov 5, 20242 min read


AIMIM’s Strategic Gamble
Aaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), with its primary base in Telangana, is trimming its ambitions for the...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 4, 20243 min read


Mahayuti versus Jarange
The political terrain in Marathwada is undergoing a seismic shift ahead of the Assembly polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), once the...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 26, 20242 min read


A beeline for NCP (SP)
THE PARTY IS SEEING AN INFLUX OF SENIOR LEADERS FROM WESTERN MAHARASHTRA AND MARATHWADA Mumbai: A popular joke doing the rounds is that...

Aditi Pai
Oct 26, 20243 min read


NCP (SP) bags the best deal in MVA
WITH 85 SEATS AND A FEW MORE FOR ITS SMALLER ALLIES, THE NCP (SP) HAS BAGGED A CHUNK OF THE PIE Mumbai: The leader must get the best of...

Aditi Pai
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)...

Mamta Chitnis-Sen
Oct 25, 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...

Aditi Pai
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Jarange-Patil, the ‘Wild Card’ in Marathwada’s Arena
Manoj Jarange Patil, a name that barely registered in Maharashtra’s political arena until last August, has emerged as a formidable figure...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 20, 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...
Suyash Padate
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Marathwada’s Soybean Squeeze
For the Shinde-led Mahayuti government, the soybean crisis in Marathwada should serve as a wake-up call as campaigning intensifies ahead...

Ramesh Patil
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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