The BJP’s move to place Eknath Shinde in the CM’s chair eclipses political veteran Sharad Pawar as the kingmaker of Maharashtra. The party has paid NCP chief back in his own coin.
Fadnavis was face of BJP’s campaign in Maharashtra & under his leadership, party won 132 seats. With this massive sweep, he is now popular choice among party workers as CM choice..
Only a die-hard optimist will believe Uddhav Thackeray could survive this storm. But rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde isn’t getting an easy pass either.
BJP believes it’s just one step away from forming the government in Maharashtra, but is playing it safe for now — waiting for MVA government to collapse on its own.
BJP received 134 votes for its 5 candidates in Monday's vidhan sabha polls & now with at least one-and-a-half dozen Sena MLAs rebelling, odds seem to be stacked against Maha Vikas Aghadi govt.
Members of the ruling MVA coalition and opposition BJP took to the streets of Mumbai to accuse each other of 'misuse of power' after ED arrested minister Nawab Malik Wednesday.
A bench headed by CJI Ramana asked Nitesh, son of Union minister Narayan Rane, to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail in the attempt-to-murder case.
Scam pertains to NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal & his relatives being accused of receiving kickbacks from firm that built Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi. They were all discharged Thursday.
There had been speculation that Devendra Fadnavis would be included in the Union cabinet, but party members and political observers feel he is too important for the BJP in Maharashtra.
Narayane Rane’s promotion has been a long time coming. He joined BJP in 2017 and had then hoped to be a part of the Fadnavis govt, but Sena opposition blocked it.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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