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Thursday, October 23, 2025
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Topic: BJP Maharashtra

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.

‘Return to BJP no more an option, Fadnavis & Girish Mahajan stopped my ghar wapsi,’ says Eknath Khadse

Former BJP leader Khadse has named Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and minister Girish Mahajan as having blocked his reinduction into party that he had announced this April.

In Nitesh’s Hindutva twist to Rane clan’s brand of aggressive politics, an ‘unofficial’ BJP strategy

Nitesh Rane has been booked for purported ‘anti-Muslim’ remarks. Party sources say BJP MLA has been assigned role of keeping up a strong pro-Hindutva dialogue and ‘he is doing that’.

Lok Sabha jolt to strategies that backfired, what’s giving BJP the jitters in poll-bound Maharashtra

Election Commission's announcement of delayed assembly polls in the state has political analysts wondering whether ruling Mahayuti is 'biding its time'.

Maharashtra BJP workers are confused, not demotivated—party must counter ‘outsiders’ narrative

The BJP has its own calculations of electoral politics, but it needs to develop new strategies. Alliance with NCP is just the tip of the resentment iceberg for party workers.

How Modi govt is planning to streamline urban land & property records

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Pankaja Munde is ‘desperate’ to win Beed for BJP. Maratha quota headwinds stand in her way

Saying she has always backed Maratha quota, Pankaja Munde stresses it's an issue for state assembly & not Centre. She is contesting from Beed against NCP (SP)'s Bajrang Sonwane.

Old adversary now both a friend & a foe — Narayan Rane’s comeback & his tryst with the 2 Shiv Senas

After 10 years, Narayan Rane returns to home pitch Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg to contest, backed by Modi and the Shinde Sena. The Union minister claims this will be an ‘easy election'.

‘Will skip LS polls, but unconditional support for Mahayuti,’ says Raj Thackeray at Gudi Padwa rally

Speaking at the rally in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief, however, did not rule out fighting assembly polls. He also clarified that he won't be joining Shinde's Shiv Sena.

Mahayuti will win 45 seats in Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, says CM Eknath Shinde

Addressing a gathering, the CM highlighted achievements of the state government across various sectors and the benefits of a "double engine government"

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.