Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)

Selective Outrage and the Politics of Morality in Maharashtra

Political morality was compromised the day the MVA was formed. Everything that followed was a consequence of that turning point. Suddenly, after the news of six UBTSS MPs defecting to Shiv Sena, political discourse in Maharashtra has once again turned...
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A Walkover in Maharashtra

Unopposed victories and opposition withdrawals reveal the widening gap between Mahayuti’s organisational muscle and the MVA’s fading grassroots strength. As Maharashtra heads towards the Legislative Council elections for 17 Local Authorities Constituency seats on June 18, the political narrative appears...
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Much Criticism, Little Action

Amid mounting economic pain, Maharashtra’s Opposition is losing the plot on price rise. As tensions between the United States and Iran roil energy markets, crude prices have surged, currencies have wobbled and inflationary tremors have spread across much of the...
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Chemists call for all-India strike on May 20

Mumbai: The war between online and offline sales of medicines is set for escalation as the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) announced a daylong token all-India strike on May 20 to protest against the ‘predatory discounting’ by...
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High-stakes chess beneath the surface

BJP Candidates coming out after filing their nomination for the upcoming Legislative Council Polls from Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Thursday. Pic: Bhushan Koyande Mumbai: Typically, when a ruling coalition enjoys a formidable and comfortable majority, elections to the Rajya...
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Questions on MVA unity rises

Mumbai: Cracks have surfaced within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) after the Shiv Sena UBT announced the nomination of former leader of opposition Ambadas Danve for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections slated for May 12. Congress has announced that it...
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