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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicBJP-Shiv Sena

Topic: BJP-Shiv Sena

How PM’s Mumbai visit sets agenda for Shinde’s Sena — ‘we are all Modi’s men’

Modi inaugurated & launched projects worth over Rs 38,000 cr in Mumbai Thursday. While Maharashtra chief minister heaped praises on Modi, PM exalted the ‘Shinde-Fadnavis jodi’.

Thacke-ray of hope for Bihari manoos & the real takeaway from ‘Satyendar cam’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Maharashtrian culture’ or whiff of defeat? Why BJP pulled out of Andheri bypoll

Opposition leaders & analysts argue BJP withdrew from bypoll to avert a defeat in first test of strength since Shiv Sena split, which could have hurt it in upcoming BMC polls.

‘Break hands, legs’: Eknath Shinde’s MLAs caught on video inciting followers, slapping caterer

Incensed Hingoli legislator Santosh Bangar hits caterer over complaints of bad food; Magathane MLA Prakash Surve incites followers to ‘violently’ stand ground against Uddhav Thackeray’s men.

BJP drove Sanjay Rathod out of MVA govt. Now, controversial MLA back in Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet

Shiv Sena leader Rathod resigned as minister in 2021 after allegations linked him to TikTok star's 'suicide' . Rifts emerge in BJP over his induction, with state V-P slamming move.

All male, 50-50 BJP-Sena power-sharing — what new Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet looks like

18 ministers — 9 from Sena rebel group & 9 from BJP — take oath, 40 days after Shinde & Fadnavis were sworn in. Opposition had claimed lack of a cabinet was affecting governance.

In ‘who is the real Shiv Sena’ battle, Supreme Court orders EC to hold tight

The apex court orally said it would refer the matter to a Constitution bench by 8 August.

Battle of the booze policies, and the jumbo task awaiting Shinde-Fadnavis

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

From AIADMK, Shiv Sena to JD(U) — how BJP is growing at the cost of its allies as well as rivals

Across states, the biggest complaint against the BJP is that the party does not honour coalition dharma. Party spokesperson says accusations are ‘untrue’.

Balasaheb backed Modi after 2002, PM has betrayed him now, says Sena MP Sawant

Arvind Sawant, a former minister in Modi govt, blames PM for 'plotting conspiracy to finish Shiv Sena'. He says Bal Thackeray advised BJP to keep Modi on as CM after Gujarat riots.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.