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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


Royal Swagger
As Maharashtra gears up for a pivotal assembly election, the state’s Maratha royals are emerging as influential players, reinvigorating...

Kiran D. Tare
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


Plain Speak
“Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and I had repeatedly made clear BJP’s stance in this regard. I am saying it once again, BJP will not...
Correspondent
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Sibling Dominance
At the time of the general election in May this year, of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, the tussle between ruling Mahayuti allies...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 31, 20243 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


Malik files papers as NCP candidate
Mumbai: Rubbing salt on the BJP’s wounds the NCP chief Ajit Pawar decided to field tainted leader Nawab Malik as the party’s official...
Correspondent
Oct 30, 20241 min read


RR backstabbed me by ordering open inquiry into irrigation: Ajit
Pune: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday alleged he was “backstabbed” by his close colleague and then home minister R R Patil...
Correspondent
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Three seniors pose significant challenge before BJP
Mumbai: While the BJP has so far announced candidates for over 140 seats in the state and is facing rebellion within the party at several...

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


Divergent loyalties
Once lording over the BJP in North Maharashtra, the Khadse family has witnessed flip-flops, corruption cases and embarrassing situations...

Aditi Pai
Oct 29, 20242 min read


Outsiders Welcome
As the clock keeps ticking relentlessly towards the Maharashtra Assembly election on November 20, tensions simmering within the BJP ranks...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 29, 20243 min read


Uddhav’s choice of candidates sends a firm message to cadre
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena’s (UBT) selection of candidates in Mumbai indicates that the party is banking on its loyal leaders to remain...

Ruddhi Phadke
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


The Education Barons
Vishwajeet Kadam’s first election to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha came under tragic conditions; he contested the by-polls in 2018 which...

Aditi Pai
Oct 28, 20242 min read


Shifting Projects Reduces Votes
In the span of two months, Maharashtra has lost out on two huge projects to Gujarat. The shifting of the project was an effort by the...
Suyash Padate
Oct 28, 20242 min read


The gimmick behind Malik’s forced candidature
The Mahayuti is trying to clean the tainted NCP leader by pitting him against controversial Abu Azmi Mumbai: Though the BJP and its...
Suyash Padate
Oct 28, 20242 min read


The Big Dreamer
The MNS president Raj Thackeray is eyeing a major role to play after the Assembly elections. His recent decisions, first to field his son...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 27, 20242 min read


Bahubalis at loggerheads
Mumbai: Two arch rivals in Maharashtra politics have stood before each other to prove their supremacy. A slugfest between Congress’s...
Suyash Padate
Oct 27, 20242 min read


Same Faces, New Twists
Mahayuti’s grip on north Maharashtra is set for a major test in the upcoming Assembly polls as it seeks to recover from this year’s...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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