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The Mahayuti Saga: Severe Financial Crunch Pushes Alliance Partners To Fight In Public View

It was a discussion about the upcoming civic polls in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune and also about how to handle the open and extreme...

08.05.2025 10

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Maharashtra Politics: Reconciliation In Pawar Family And Discord In Mahayuti Is The New Buzz!

Maharashtra Politics: Reconciliation In Pawar Family And Discord In Mahayuti Is The New Buzz!

A lot of speculation is happening about whether Sharad Pawar has decided to stop confronting the ruling BJP and whether there is reconciliation...

01.05.2025 10

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Regional Linguistic Spirit May Not Politically Work In Maharashtra As It Works In The South

Regional Linguistic Spirit May Not Politically Work In Maharashtra As It Works In The South

It is very clear that both Raj Thackeray's party and Uddhav Thackeray's party are currently facing an existential crisis. The upcoming civic polls in...

24.04.2025 10

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Trust Deficit Between Mahayuti Partners Increasing Too Much For Their Comfort

The BJP does not want a partner from the Hindutva space to grow too much in the alliance in Maharashtra. They propose to cut down Eknath Shinde's...

17.04.2025 10

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Are Sharad Pawar & Uddhav Thackeray Unsure About Their Policy On Waqf Law Changes?

With his "ear to the ground approach", Sharad Pawar perhaps feels that the BJP's Hindutva-centric politics are currently getting ground support among...

10.04.2025 10

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PM Modi's RSS HQ Visit To Raj Thackeray’s Padwa Speech: A New Year That Began With Questions Rather Than Answers

The scale and the influence of the leaders at both these events obviously varied a lot, but the media in Maharashtra and the rest of the country...

03.04.2025 20

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Can Any Political Party In Maharashtra Really Benefit From Polarisation?

The last entire year has been that of an election campaign. In the first half of 2024, Lok Sabha elections happened, and towards the end of the year,...

20.03.2025 7

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Economic Challenges May Spell Political Trouble For Mahayuti

The trend seen in assembly polls in other states, such as Madhya Pradesh, of people voting for a particular political alliance because of getting...

13.03.2025 10

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Ajit Pawar's NCP Faces Embarrassment, Partner BJP Watches Silently !

It is clear that the gainer in the whole episode, which has put Ajit Pawar and his party in a very awkward position, is the BJP. So, while Pawar tries...

06.03.2025 10

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Maharashtra Witnesses A Cold War Between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis & Deputy CM Eknath Shinde

After getting a clear majority in the state assembly elections, the BJP does not seem to be in a mood to appease its alliance partner

27.02.2025 10

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Are New Equations Emerging In Maharashtra Ahead Of Civic Polls?

It seems very likely that the constituents of the Mahayuti may not be getting into a seat-sharing alliance in the upcoming civic polls

20.02.2025 10

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Would Raising Questions Over The Assembly Poll Process In Maharashtra, Help Any Party's Cause ?

Rahul Gandhi insisted in his speech that he was not levelling any allegations but only raising questions and doubts about the latest voter list,...

06.02.2025 8

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How Will BJP’s Aggression Affect The 'Mahayuti' Ahead Of Civic Polls?

Most insiders now feel that there are indications that the alliance partners of the BJP will decide to fight alone in the upcoming metro city civic...

23.01.2025 20

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Beed Murder Sparks Maharashtra Political Crisis, Govt Faces Credibility Test

Beed murder exposes governance lapses, lawlessness challenges government integrity and stability.

01.01.2025 2

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Portfolio Distribution Has Always Been The Bone Of Contention In Maharashtra

The stability of the government in Maharashtra is taken for granted by most observers but nobody should be surprised if we see some fireworks...

12.12.2024 10

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Hardline Hindutva Campaign Versus Caste Polarisation In Maharashtra

It is peculiar how in Maharashtra and some other states too, the party alliances on two sides of the political divide, use 'Hindutva' to counter '...

13.11.2024 2

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Maha Polls: Mahayuti Succeeds At Quelling Rebellion, MVA’s Focus Is On Getting Caste Equations Right

With the festive season over, the voters who were on holiday are now back home and political parties are now making the most of the limited time...

06.11.2024 3

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Fuzzy Logic: Can The Problem Of Urban Apathy Towards Voting Be Solved?

Politically speaking it is interesting to figure out how the problem of urban apathy needs to be addressed in the interest of the urban population

16.10.2024 3

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Are The Haryana Results A Wakeup Call For The Congress In Maharashtra?

Some observers say the problem with the Congress party is that it has very good leaders at the top and a committed voter base, but it now lacks a...

09.10.2024 4

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Fuzzy Logic: Will The BJP Succeed On The Path Of Hindutva And Go Solo By 2029?

The BJP's Hindutva drive is a reaction to the communal polarisation that Opposition parties seem to have achieved in many parts of Maharashtra

02.10.2024 3

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Have Police Actions Like Encounters Become Over-Politicised In Maharashtra?

The highest level of polarisation is now seen between groups of politicians and masses over the encounter shooting

25.09.2024 2

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Maratha Reservation Issue Is Again At Centre-Stage Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls

It is interesting to see how Manoj Jarange-Patil has specifically targeted BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis in his speeches and media interactions in...

18.09.2024 2

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Maharashtra Assembly Polls: Announcing CM Face In Advance Won’t Work In Alliance Politics

If five leaders are working as a team on the elections they should all feel that the chance of them becoming the CM is alive till the last moment

11.09.2024 2

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Why Are Maharashtra’s Alliance Partners Fighting Openly, And Will It Affect The Polls?

Differences among the Mahayuti members and the open fights seen currently seen between them are only likely to increase with time, and damage the...

21.08.2024 2

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Are Leaders Depending Too Much On Just Image-Building And Optics?

The leaders are focusing so much on building media perception that many are asking whether just this is enough for them to survive

31.07.2024 2

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