Family Tree

In Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party is known only by one man—Abu Asim Azmi. The party may well be led by the Yadav family, but outside of its home turf, Uttar... Read More

When Eknath Shinde split the Shiv Sena in 2022, Ramdas Kadam was one of the most vocal leaders who went with him and even accused Uddhav Thackeray of not valuing... Read More

The Lok Sabha polls saw high drama this year, especially in Maharashtra where the split in two parties had also seen families divide over their political loyalties. On the day... Read More

In the Marathi-majority area of Kherwadi in Bandra East, Shrikant Sarmalkar was the quintessential Shiv Sainik—a fiery street fighter who had participated in various morchas, was allegedly involved the violence... Read More

Barely a month before his son Zeeshan could contest for a second term in the Maharashtra state legislative assembly, Baba Siddiqui was fatally shot in Bandra. The killing brought an... Read More

Ratnagiri, the heartland of the saffron coloured Alphonso mango will see two brothers in the electoral fray this time as the ‘kingmaker’ now wants to be the metaphorical king. Incumbent... Read More

His persona as a dreaded ‘home grown’ don with the long moustaches has inspired many books, series and movies in popular culture. He was once feared as the ‘don’ of... Read More

‘Will she or won’t she?’ That was the question on the minds of Congress workers and voters until it was announced that Bandra West will not see Priya Dutt as... Read More

Earlier this year, January sprang a surprise in political circles when Milind Deora, a former Congress Member of Parliament bid adieu to the party to join Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena.... Read More

As the Mumbai BJP president for two terms, groomed by the RSS and a staunch BJP leader, Ashish Shelar would be an unlikely choice for those who don’t fall into... Read More