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Plain Speak
“These state elections are taking place in a particular political backdrop. The BJP’s senior leadership had toppled the MVA government by...
Correspondent
Nov 1, 20242 min read


The Barons of Solapur
When the Mohite-Patil father-son duo, Vijaysinh and Ranjitsinh and quit the BJP to return to the NCP (SP) this year, it worried the...

Aditi Pai
Nov 1, 20242 min read


NCP (SP) hopes to leverage rift between Marathas, OBCs
Mumbai: In August, Sharad Pawar’s convoy was stopped in Solapur’s Barshi town by Maratha protestors demanding to know his stance on the...

Aditi Pai
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
“Ratan Tata wanted the project to come up in Maharashtra, and in consultation with him, a 500 acre plot in Nagpur MIDC area was marked...
Correspondent
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Is the NCP (SP) thawing its Maratha party image?
Pawar’s party reaching out to various communities to break the Mahayuti vote Mumbai: Sharad Pawar’s election war room is buzzing with...

Aditi Pai
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Woman CM in Waiting!
Supriya Sule is MP from Baramati. She is not contesting the assembly elections in Maharashtra. Yet, if a chance arises after the...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
“Today, we came here to file the nomination form of Yugendra Pawar, a young candidate from Baramati. He has studied abroad, is highly...
Correspondent
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Ajit fighting a battle for relevance
Mumbai: The NCP president Ajit Pawar on Monday filed his nomination papers from the Baramati assembly constituency. Significantly, this...
Suyash Padate
Oct 29, 20242 min read


Congress’ bête noire!
He accuses Sharad Pawar of having met Dawood, he accuses Shiv Sena under Uddhav Thackeray of cheating the BJP and having secret meeting...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 29, 20242 min read


NCP (SP) banks on Awhad for Muslim outreach
Jitendra Awhad has won Mumbra, a seat with a majority Muslim population, since 2009 but is now facing a challenge from his own former...

Aditi Pai
Oct 29, 20243 min read


The Chanakya who remained in dark
The aggression displayed by Congress party workers has significantly decreased over the years. In the 1980s and 1990s, the party’s youth...

Abhijit Joshi
Oct 28, 20242 min read


Deshmukh becomes Centre of election campaign
Accused on corruption and money laundering and fresh on the heels of a jail term, Anil Deshmukh could become a talking point for the two...

Aditi Pai
Oct 28, 20242 min read


Fighting against uncle, but I’m not worried: Yugendra
Mumbai: With stage set for another battle within the Pawar clan in Baramati, NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar says fighting against his...
Manisha Rege
Oct 27, 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


Sweet Power Plays
In Maharashtra, the political landscape is deeply entwined with the sugar industry, a sector that has historically bolstered the...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 25, 20242 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


The Sultans of Solapur
Sushilkumar Shinde’s recently released memoir reveals lesser-known and interesting facets of India’s political history and politicians as...
Correspondent
Oct 24, 20242 min read


Is Rohit Pawar being groomed for a bigger role?
A CLOSE CONNECT WITH THE ELECTORATE AND HIS GREAT UNCLE’S FAITH IN HIM MAKE ROHIT PAWAR A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN THE NCP(SP) Mumbai:...

Aditi Pai
Oct 24, 20243 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)...

Mamta Chitnis-Sen
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Unkept promises major reason behind defections from BJP
Mumbai: The recent wave of defections from the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance to the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and the...
Anoop Raghav
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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