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TopicBJP Maharashtra

Topic: BJP Maharashtra

More ally vs ally drama ahead of local polls: All Sena ministers except Shinde skip cabinet meet

Sena leaders are said to be upset with BJP’s aggressive induction of former councillors from different parties in various parts of the state, including some from the Sena.

Rs 300-cr deal for land that couldn’t be sold—what’s Mahar Watan land, at centre of Parth Pawar row

Although the deal stands cancelled now, it has sparked a political row because the land is reserved for the Mahar community, and owned by the state government.

The hardliner BJP underestimated: Medha Kulkarni’s journey from sidelined MLA to Hindutva MP

BJP's Medha Kulkarni, now Rajya Sabha MP, came under the spotlight recently for her ‘gaumutra’ protest at ‘Shaniwarwada’ after a video showed women offering ‘namaz’ at the site.

Amit Shah’s command and control system in BJP is malfunctioning. Even poll wins can’t fix it

One can only imagine how unhappy Devendra Fadnavis must have been as Eknath Shinde’s deputy. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and Shinde is feeling the pinch.

Devendra Fadnavis set to take oath as Maharashtra’s 21st CM, elected BJP’s legislative party leader

A meeting of state BJP's core committee was conducted today, followed by a legislative party meeting. Fadnavis is a 2-time CM and outgoing Deputy CM. He will be sworn-in Thursday.

Devendra Fadnavis wins for fourth time from Nagpur South West with lead of almost 40k votes

The ex-CM has successfully contested the assembly polls from Nagpur 5 times since 1999—twice from Nagpur West & thrice from Nagpur South West.

Global media divided on India’s economic heft, ‘pities Indian pollsters’ for getting exit polls wrong

International media is also keeping an eye on Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Pakistan, but doesn’t have very high hopes for thawing of bilateral ties.

In Maharashtra, Modi sounds poll ‘nangara’ from crucial Vidarbha & gives CM Shinde a big fillip in Thane

Mumbai: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the ruling Mahayuti’s, particularly the BJP’s, poll campaign ahead of next month’s Maharashtra assembly elections Saturday,...

Why Kirit Somaiya, Maharashtra BJP’s ‘anti-corruption crusader’, is miffed with his party

Earlier this week, Somaiya stunned state BJP leaders by rejecting his appointment to party’s campaign committee, saying he is already doing a lot of work as 'ordinary' party worker.

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.