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Maharashtra and J&K: Story of two states, two models of capital shifts
All Jammu and Kashmir political parties want to revive the Darbar move, a biannual shuffling of the state capital between Srinagar and Jammu – the valley and the plains – but it…
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The ‘deputy’s’ is a political office, not constitutional; Maharashtra has two of them
When Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde were sworn in as ‘deputy chief ministers’ of Maharashtra, they were being sworn into positions that had no mention in the constitution. They were, as courts,…
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Ambedkar’s strength is his moral force, not politics; his ideas flourish among Dalits
Since 1957, today, December 6, Dalits flock to central Mumbai in their lakhs to pay obeisance to one of the greatest Indians, the late Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, the chairman of the drafting…
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Maharashtra: after days-long slugfest, ruling dispensation should get down to business
Now that a government with a monstrous majority is formed in Maharashtra after much grasping and gasping, it is time for it to settle down to the business of governance rather than…
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It is quiet in Maharashtra; just wait for December 5
It has been a week since the Bharatiya Janata Party pulled off a spectacular victory in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti of three major partners scored a landslide, especially as a pre-poll alliance, and…
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Maharashtra polls: Hold your breath till Saturday; you will know the outcome then
Each of the two alliances, one seeking to continue running the Maharashtra government, and another wanting to oust it, claimed they would form the government after the vote count of the Maharashtra…
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Maharashtra polls: The voter has his task cut out—no issues, only Hindutva
Decades ago, I had asked a senior politician why elections could not be fought on primary issues. In the conversation I listed, say a promise to provide clean drinking water to each…
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Maharashtra polls: BJP, the unity party, is not so united; dissensions are visible
Bharatiya Janata Party is thought to be a monolithic party, apart from claims of being the world’s largest party. It is a party where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is bigger than the…
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Maharashtra polls: Pawar Vs Pawar — a lot at stake for both the leaders
One of the most watched constituencies in Maharashtra is Baramati, the Sharad Pawar bastion, nursed over decades and one of the most developed taluks in Maharashtra. It unfailingly voted either the senior…
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Maharashtra polls: Maratha leader’s threat fizzles out
Maharashtra’s irony is that a third of its total population comprises Marathas and they generally dominate politics, from the gram panchayats to the state Assembly. They have had a big hand because…
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Maharashtra: Politicians promising moon to the voters but would they deliver it?
Three parties together have run the Maharashtra government for a couple of years and together, they are seeking to secure the voters’ favour to continue doing it for the next five years.…
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Maharashtra polls: The value of migrant labour’s votes
This is probably one of those few occasions when everyone wants the sugarcane harvesting labour to stay home till voting day and not foray far afield. That is because the politicians want…
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Maharashtra: This is most expensive poll in the State
Mumbai: Though all the contestants in an election file the return of expenses after any elections, such disclosures are a mere formality. It is common knowledge that even the votes are literally bought…
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Maharashtra Polls: Thackeray cousins and the rest; Mumbai Meri Jaan
Mumbai: Bal Thackeray didn’t ever want to contest any election. Not once. The Shiv Sena that he founded was aimed at getting the Marathi manoos his rights in Mumbai which was being…
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Sharad Pawar game: Grooming politicians from within family and facing bitter consequences
Mumbai: Before he passed away, Sharad Pawar’s elder brother Anantrao Pawar had entrusted his son Ajit Pawar to his sibling and said, “Look after him well.” Sharad Pawar took upon himself to…
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