POLITICS
Nawab Malik's bond with Ajit Pawar: BJP's tight spot
When Nawab Malik was a minister in the MVA government, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had alleged that he had links with associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Later on, Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate over dubious land deals with alleged members of the D-Company.
INDIA
Turning the Tide: How Mahayuti's 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' could flip the script
With two installments already deposited into beneficiaries' accounts, political analysts are saying that a delay in the Maharashtra assembly elections could play right into the Mahayuti’s hands, as more payouts could tip the scales in their favor.
POLITICS
Uddhav Thackeray's CM dreams: A threat to MVA unity?
INDIA
Fadnavis & his 'big brother' problem: 5 big challenges for BJP's top strategist in Maharashtra
Fadnavis, who is also the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, must confront numerous challenges emanating from his party, the Mahayuti alliance, and the opposition in the run-up to the polls.
INDIA
Uddhav Thackeray's 'Mission Delhi': A look at Gandhi-Thackeray bittersweet ties over the years
Maharashtra elections are around the corner and Thackeray is visiting Delhi to meet the Congress brass and bargain for more seats for Shiv Sena (UBT)
INDIA
How an unreleased report is fuelling suspense in Maharashtra's political circles
The report, submitted by Justice KU Chandiwal, has been lying with the Maharashtra government for an inexplicable two years, with both the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde governments refusing to make it public.
INDIA
Sachin Waze, once MVA's blue-eyed boy, becomes oppn's raw nerve
Formerly a favored figure within the MVA, Sachin Waze is now implicating opposition leaders in corruption scandals amid political turmoil ahead of Maharashtra's assembly elections.
INDIA
Aurangzeb, Abdali, 'power jihad': Maharashtra political discourse takes on a Mughal flavour
Political leaders are using the names of some of the most hated historical personalities in the state to attack their opponents.
INDIA
Fadnavis for BJP chief? Pros & cons of 'national role' for the party's master strategist
Sources in the BJP said that while Fadnavis aspires to join national politics in the long run, he currently wants to remain active in state affairs.
POLITICS
Police to politics: Mumbai's ex-police commissioners who wore khadi after khaki
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey has plunged into politics by forming his own outfit, named Rashtriya Janhit Party. However, he is not the first ex-Police Commissioner of Mumbai who is trying his luck in politics.
POLITICS
'Jarange factor' haunts Mahayuti again in Maharashtra: Will Sharad Pawar intervene?
The agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange Patil for reservations to Marathas in government jobs and education hurt Mahayuti in the recent Lok Sabha polls.
INDIA
Dalit-Muslim card to Maratha-Muslim tie up? Owaisi's new gamble
Outside of Telangana, Maharashtra is the state where AIMIM has the most significant presence, with a notable electoral record.
POLITICS
Boost for Mahayuti, setback for Sharad Pawar: Key highlights of Maharashtra MLC election results
The incumbent Mahayuti won all nine seats it contested in the MLC elections, seen as a semifinal contest before the upcoming state assembly polls.
INDIA
Porsche, BMW hit-and-run: Shinde on Yogi way, adopts 'bulldozer action'
In recent months, the Opposition has repeatedly cornered Shinde over a string of hit-and-run cases and drug abuse incidents. One of the latest controversies involved a Pune MLA from Ajit Pawar's NCP, accused of interfering in the initial police investigation into a fatal hit-and-run case involving a Porsche car
INDIA
Maharashtra MLC elections: Resort politics back as mistrust, cross-voting fears haunt parties
Overall, the incumbent Mahayuti is likely to win a minimum of eight seats.
INDIA
'My Beloved Sister': Maharashtra government's masterstroke or misfire?
This ambitious scheme, announced in the current budget, aims to attract women voters in the upcoming assembly polls.
INDIA
Maharashtra legislative council polls: Thrilling contest on the cards amid cross-voting concerns
Maharashtra legislative council elections :In these elections, members of the lower house (Vidhan Sabha) will elect the members of the upper house. The party with the highest number of MLAs will be able to elect more MLCs, provided its MLAs do not cross-vote, as the polling is conducted by the secret ballot system
INDIA
Pankaja Munde's political career out of doldrums as BJP offers candidacy for legislative council
The BJP has announced the names of five candidates for the elections to be held later this month, and Munde's name tops the list.
INDIA
With Maharashtra assembly elections just 4 months away, row in MVA over CM face
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut opined that the MVA should enter the election fray by announcing its CM candidate and proposed his party chief, Uddhav Thackeray, for the same.
INDIA
Infighting, unrest plagues Mumbai Congress ahead of Maharashtra elections, high command steps in
Congress's Mumbai unit is plagued by infighting and unrest against the unit chief, Varsha Gaikwad.
INDIA
Another uncle vs nephew contest in Maharashtra? Raj Thackeray's MNS plans to challenge Aditya Thackeray in Worli
As per sources in the MNS, Raj Thackeray has asked his cadre to prepare for elections on over 100 seats, including Worli, a seat represented by his nephew Aditya.
INDIA
Lok Sabha defeat: Pankaja Munde's political journey at crossroads
In the last few years, the media had often been abuzz with news of Pankaja's unhappiness with BJP.
INDIA
Maharashtra: Tensions brewing in alliances over seat-sharing for assembly polls
Tensions run high in both the ruling and opposition alliances over the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming assembly elections.
INDIA
New Pawar enters Maharashtra politics: Another uncle vs nephew showdown in Baramati
After Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule, Rohit Pawar, Parth Pawar, and Sunetra Pawar, Yugendra is the latest from the Pawar clan to try his luck in politics.
