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Plain Speak
“Some seats have been finalised, while a decision on the remaining seats is expected today. There is no reason for me to be present at...
Correspondent
Oct 23, 20241 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...

Aditi Pai
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Logjam over Mahayuti seat-sharing continues
Sources indicate that BJP to get 157 seats whereas Shiv Sena to get 78 and NCP 55 Mumbai: Even as the date to state filing nominations...
Correspondent
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Defections from NCP leave Ajit Pawar visibly upset
Mumbai: Ahead of the Assembly elections, the NCP chief Ajit Pawar is visibly upset. On one hand many of his supporters deserting the...
Correspondent
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Sena promotes Shinde as next CM
Mumbai: With the Assembly elections just around the corner, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is gearing up to promote him as the...
Swapnil R Mishra
Oct 20, 20242 min read


The Cousins of Beed
When Pankaja Munde and Dhananjay Munde shared the stage on Dussehra this year, the reunion resulted in great surprise. For years, they...

Aditi Pai
Oct 19, 20242 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...
Manisha Rege
Oct 19, 20243 min read


Polls to test electoral arithmetic, chemistry among allies
THIS IS THE FIRST ASSEMBLY ELECTION WITH FRAGMENTED POLITICAL PARTIES Mumbai: With half a dozen key players post splits in the Shiv Sena...
Correspondent
Oct 16, 20243 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....
Correspondent
Oct 15, 20242 min read


Grandiose Gambits
As Maharashtra gears up for its Assembly elections, a familiar ritual unfolds: grand proclamations aimed at wooing key voter blocs. The...
Correspondent
Oct 12, 20242 min read


Caste-based Census Sparks Nationwide Debate
Caste-based identities continue to dominate rural India, directly or indirectly shaping electoral outcomes. Many major elections are...

Darshan Solanki
Oct 2, 20243 min read
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