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Ajit Pawar: At the Pinnacle, But the Climb Isn’t Over
Political fortune smiles on Ajit Pawar, but his future depends on managing alliances and avoiding complacency. Ajit Pawar, widely known...

Abhijit Joshi
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Mahayuti’s Masterstroke: Using Professional Strategists to Redefine Indian Politics
The November 2024 Maharashtra state elections have etched themselves into history, not just for the decisive mandate they delivered but...

Abhijit Joshi
Nov 30, 20244 min read


Shinde falls in line, decks clear for BJP CM
Mumbai: Breaking his silence four days after the assembly election results, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said...
Correspondent
Nov 28, 20244 min read


‘Ladki Bahin’ and Her Three Bhaus
The just concluded results of the recently concluded Assembly elections held in Maharashtra sprang forward unprecedented and historic...

Krishna Hegde
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Discussions on among allies for govt formation: Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar on Monday said discussions were underway among the Mahayuti partners to finalise a...
Correspondent
Nov 26, 20242 min read


A Comeback for the Ages: How the Mahayuti powered by the BJP Reclaimed Maharashtra
In an astonishing political turnaround, the ruling Mahayuti coalition, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chief Minister Eknath...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 24, 20245 min read


Now, Ajit Dada of NCP
Mumbai: The NCP chief Ajit Pawar has strengthened his position in the Mahayuti not only by winning 41 seats but with an impressive strike...
Suyash Padate
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Poorest show raises doubt on Pawar’s relevance
With only 10 seats, the NCP (SP)’s poor results put a question mark on the party’s survival as an entity independent of Ajit Pawar...

Aditi Pai
Nov 24, 20243 min read


Amravati’s Allegiance Anarchy
With barely 48 hours left before Maharashtra heads to the polls, the poll drama and chaos in the Assembly segments in Amravati district...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Ladki Bahin, ‘batenge toh katenge’ raise campaign pitch
Mumbai: The Assembly polls campaign, which started on issues like welfare initiatives and development, has reached its crescendo with...
Sagar Kulkarni
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Ajit Pawar questions aunt joining campaign
Mumbai: As Pratibha Pawar, wife of NCP (SP) boss Sharad Pawar steps out of the shadows to support her husband’s battle, an upset Ajit...
Correspondent
Nov 17, 20242 min read


Another episode of Fadnavis vs Pankaja
This time they differ over the BJP’s catchline, ‘Batenge to Katenge’ Mumbai: Though multiplicity of voices within Mahayuti over the...

Abhijit Mulye
Nov 16, 20243 min read


Ajit’s revelation on Adani targeted at Pawar
Mumbai: The NCP chief Ajit Pawar looks worried about his party’s prospectus in parts of Western Maharashtra, if his statement on meeting...
Suyash Padate
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Focus on Yugendra; Rohit busy in proving Pawar credentials
Mumbai: In February 2024, when Rohit Pawar was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering probe...

Aditi Pai
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Articulate Supriya overshadows loyal Jayant Patil
Mumbai: If there’s one key lesson that Jayant Patil has learnt from his party boss Sharad Pawar, it is the art of maintaining warm...

Aditi Pai
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Intricate Political Chessboard
In Maharashtra’s fiercely contested Assembly elections, the stage appears set for a two-way showdown between the Mahayuti (a BJP-led...

Ashok Sontakke
Nov 10, 20243 min read


The curious cases of tainted NCP leaders
Mumbai: NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has denied that he switched over the ruling alliance to escape from the case filed by Enforcement...
Suyash Padate
Nov 10, 20242 min read


Bhujbal denies he joined BJP alliance because of ED case
Nashik: NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday denied that he joined the BJP-led ruling alliance in the state to avoid investigation by the...
Correspondent
Nov 9, 20241 min read


The Sule and Fadnavis Saga
Mumbai: In the season of political fireworks and mudslinging, most other wars pale in the face of the war of words between Devendra...

Aditi Pai
Nov 9, 20243 min read


Plain Speak
“We have been demanding a caste census for last three years. Caste census should be conducted as it would bring the actual facts before...
Correspondent
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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