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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,...

Aditi Pai
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


What could be Jayant Patil’s bigger role?
Sharad Pawar’s hint at a bigger role for Jayant Patil has led to murmurs of discontent within the MVA Mumbai: Supriya Sule or Jayant...

Aditi Pai
Oct 19, 20242 min read


All Eyes on Uddhav’s Show
After an almost lost legal battle to regain control over party and with allies who are reluctant to project him as the Chief Ministerial...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 18, 20242 min read


Confident Shinde Gets Ready
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde appears super confident of getting back into the seat after the assembly elections. More importantly, none...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 17, 20242 min read


Farm Loan Waivers A Key
Farm loan waivers have become a staple promise in Indian elections, particularly in agricultural states. These debt relief schemes,...
Suyash Padate
Oct 17, 20242 min read


Building New Mumbai: Development Dreams vs Destruction Debates
As Maharashtra gears up for an especially critical Assembly election, the battle for Mumbai, a city that accounts for a significant share...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 16, 20242 min read


The Saffron Warriors
When Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the 18th chief minister of Maharashtra on November 28, 2019, he proclaimed that he had fulfilled his...

Aditi Pai
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Confused Maharashtra Voters Amidst Political Chaos
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Shiv Sena formed a pre-poll alliance, with Deputy Chief Minister...

Ruddhi Phadke
Oct 13, 20243 min read


Eroding Edge
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), once a seemingly unassailable political force in Mumbai, is facing troubling signs of waning influence...
Correspondent
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Remarkable Reinvention
Few politicians in India have faced the kind of scepticism that Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has encountered. Once an...
Correspondent
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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