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Monday, December 15, 2025
TopicMaharashtra Assembly Election Results

Topic: Maharashtra Assembly Election Results

From trips to Delhi for govt formation to cabinet picks, Mahayuti 2.0 has a clear BJP stamp

In clear sign of BJP’s influence, heavyweights from Shinde-led Sena & Ajit Pawar's NCP were dropped, but analysts say that despite majority, BJP can't afford to sideline allies just yet.

SP decides to walk out of ‘communal’ MVA after Sena (UBT)’s celebration of Babri demolition

Meanwhile, MLAs of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi boycotted the oath taking ceremony, questioning the entire election process and the use of EVMs.

With 2 deputies & Mahayuti riding on supermajority, Fadnavis 3.0 will be different

BJP leaders & govt officials believe that while there could be instances of friction, a sweeping mandate for BJP will help Devendra Fadnavis put his stamp on Maharashtra govt.

‘Only want to clear doubts,’ say Markadwadi residents as admin stops mock poll in Maharashtra village

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Uttam Jankar, who won the Malshiras assembly constituency within which the village falls, polled 160 fewer votes than BJP's Ram Satpute in Markadwadi.

Fact Check: Video of January anti-EVM protest in Delhi circulated as from Maharashtra post polls

In Maharashtra, the opposition has been questioning the integrity of EVMs after its defeat, with calls for returning to the use of ballot paper.

After maha Maharashtra win, BJP looks beyond coalition dharma. Fadnavis no. 1 in CM race

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

Why Bhupender Yadav is credited for BJP’s Maharashtra win. ‘Deputed the right leaders, ensured unity’

5 months before Maharashtra assembly poll, BJP had made Yadav election in-charge. He previously led party to victory in MP, Bihar and Hyderabad municipal elections.

BJP-RSS should now work to stabilise Maharashtra’s economy. Get over vendetta politics

Maharashtra voters clearly prefer parties with a track record of performance and some seriousness in their approach toward the issues of the state’s population.

Cash transfers to women a new dimension in electoral politics. It yields better outcomes

The Eknath Shinde government launched the Ladki Bahin scheme in August 2024, providing Rs 1,500 each month to over 10 million women in the state.

Will Shinde blink, or be Maharashtra’s Nitish? Why BJP feels Sena bid for CM post is just ‘posturing’

With Mahayuti sweeping Maharashtra polls & BJP clinching 132 of 288 seats, all eyes are now on who becomes the Maharashtra CM. Sena wants Shinde back. BJP is inclining towards Fadnavis.

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.