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Electoral Illumination
As Maharashtra gears up for its Assembly elections on November 20, an unusual harmony looms between the ‘Festival of Democracy’ and the...
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


Rebels may distruptive pitch for Mahayuti, MVA
Mumbai: Major political parties are facing rebellion in their ranks as party workers denied tickets have defied their leaderships and...
Correspondent
Oct 31, 20243 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


Plain Speak
“Ratan Tata wanted the project to come up in Maharashtra, and in consultation with him, a 500 acre plot in Nagpur MIDC area was marked...
Correspondent
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Schisms and Appeasement in Western Vidarbha
As the Assembly polls loom, Amravati district in Western Vidarbha is turning into a microcosm for coalition schisms as well as...

Kiran D. Tare
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


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


No differences within Mahayuti, says Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday expressed confidence that the Mahayuti alliance will retain power in the state...
Correspondent
Oct 26, 20242 min read


Mahayuti versus Jarange
The political terrain in Marathwada is undergoing a seismic shift ahead of the Assembly polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), once the...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 26, 20242 min read


Sweet Power Plays
In Maharashtra, the political landscape is deeply entwined with the sugar industry, a sector that has historically bolstered the...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Govt has done a lot for Marathas, says Sreejaya
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Sreejaya, daughter of BJP MP Ashok Chavan and party’s nominee from Maharashtra’s Bhokar assembly seat, has...
Aditya Waghmare
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Raj Thackeray’s Political Dance
With Maharashtra’s Assembly elections looming, a political shuffle is taking shape in Mumbai. At a high-profile meeting held in a...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 23, 20242 min read


CM, DCM discuss pact with Raj
Mumbai: In a significant development ahead of the Assembly elections, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra...
Correspondent
Oct 22, 20241 min read


The Political Weathercock
Ramdas Athawale is seeking five seats to contest the upcoming assembly election in the state and an assurance that his party shall get a...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 22, 20242 min read


Rebels and Realignments in Western Vidarbha’s Chessboard
Western Vidarbha has become a hotbed of factionalism and defections, earning a reputation as a land of motormouth leaders. With exactly a...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Does third front matter?
Mumbai: As the governing Mahayuti and the challenger Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) prepare for the pivotal state legislative elections,...

Mangesh Kulkarni
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Jarange-Patil, the ‘Wild Card’ in Marathwada’s Arena
Manoj Jarange Patil, a name that barely registered in Maharashtra’s political arena until last August, has emerged as a formidable figure...

Kiran D. Tare
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Logjam over Mahayuti seat-sharing continues
Sources indicate that BJP to get 157 seats whereas Shiv Sena to get 78 and NCP 55 Mumbai: Even as the date to state filing nominations...
Correspondent
Oct 20, 20242 min read


The Cousins of Beed
When Pankaja Munde and Dhananjay Munde shared the stage on Dussehra this year, the reunion resulted in great surprise. For years, they...

Aditi Pai
Oct 19, 20242 min read
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