Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Council elections have exposed the soft underbelly of both the ruling as well as the opposition combine. While the BJP couldn’t prevent rebellion in Nashik to ensure election of Mahayuti candidate, the MVA challenge was decimated under defection and cross-voting at several places effectively preventing them from adding anything to their strength in the upper house of Maharashtra legislature. Despite these internal vulnerabilities, the ruling Ma

Inside Mahayuti’s high-stakes firefighting for legislative council polls Mumbai: The public posture of ruling Mahayuti alliance radiates supreme confidence. Leaders from the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and NCP led by Sunetra Pawar are predicting a clean sweep. Voting is scheduled for Thursday. Yet, beneath this calm exterior lies intense backstage panic. None of the alliance constituents are leaving any loose ends. No leader wants to take any risks, as everybody is t

Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti alliance is currently navigating a treacherous political minefield. With the crucial Legislative Council elections rapidly approaching, deep-seated differences over seat-sharing have surfaced. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday offered a candid admission of these unresolved disputes. His statements underscore the immense pressure on the coalition partners. The state is preparing to vote for sixteen council seats and one bypoll seat in Nagpu

Mumbai: Marking a decisive shift from historical administrative opaqueness to a new era of civic accountability, the ruling Mahayuti alliance completed its first hundred days in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) by showcasing a comprehensive report card of twenty-three major policy decisions. Addressing a crowded press conference at the iconic civic headquarters on Thursday, Andheri (West) MLA and Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam boldly declared the end of the “systema

Tensions within the ruling Mahayuti portend a significant upheaval in the political landscape of Western Maharashtra. CM Fadnavis with DCM Sunetra Pawar during the inauguration and unveiling of the foundation plaque of a cancer hospital in Pune. Pic: PTI Pune: In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Mahayuti had suffered a setback across the Western Maharashtra districts of Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Solapur. Had the seat-sharing arrangement within the rival Maha Vikas

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 Sabha and the State Legislative Council are quiet, predictable affairs. They are often viewed as mere formalities, rarely capturing the public imagination or dominating front-page headlines. Historically, t

Coalitions, like marriages, are tested less by grand crises than by small humiliations. The ruling Mahayuti – a coalition between the Bharatiya Janata Party, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and the late Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party - has found itself rattled by precisely such an episode. The proximate cause was the election of the Satara Zilla Parishad president. The controversy hinges on allegations that local police prevented some elected members from voting during the