Region Watch

A Self-Inflicted Blow
A Self-Inflicted Blow
Ahead of the results, the Maratha quota movement, a simmering issue in the state’s politics for nearly 14 months, finds itself embroiled in a series of missteps and contradictions thanks... Read More
Discord and Doubts
Discord and Doubts
With barely 48 hours left for the results of the fiercely contested Assembly polls, serious cracks seem to be appearing within the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Solapur... Read More
A Crucible for Mumbai’s Future
A Crucible for Mumbai’s Future
Now with voting completed, the November 23 results will be especially crucial for Mumbai this time. The ‘Maximum City’s’ election landscape in this heated contest was dominated by debates surrounding... Read More
BJP’s Grip vs Congress’s Comeback
BJP’s Grip vs Congress’s Comeback
The assembly constituencies of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra’s eastern Vidarbha region are gearing up for a pivotal contest on November 20 with BJP incumbents battling strong Congress contenders in this... Read More
Amravati’s Allegiance Anarchy
Amravati’s Allegiance Anarchy
With barely 48 hours left before Maharashtra heads to the polls, the poll drama and chaos in the Assembly segments in Amravati district in western Vidarbha seems to be far... Read More
Parli’s Political Powder Keg
Parli’s Political Powder Keg
Come November 20, Maharashtra’s Parli constituency in Beed has become a rural microcosm for the heightened caste tensions in the Marathwada region. Long known as a stronghold of the Munde... Read More
Konkan’s Conundrums
Konkan’s Conundrums
As the countdown to November 20 grows louder, all eyes are on Raigad district in the Konkan, which has become a classic microcosm of Maharashtra’s shifting political alignments in wake... Read More
Muslim Mistrust
With barely a week left for the November 20 Assembly elections, a growing sense of disillusionment is sweeping through Mumbai’s Muslim community. Constituting roughly 20 percent of the city’s population,... Read More