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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicMaharashtra assembly elections

Topic: Maharashtra assembly elections

5 key constituencies in Maharashtra and their neck-and-neck battles to watch out for

From BJP-Sena rivalry to estranged cousins, these 5 Maharashtra seats show why the assembly elections here are just a bit more interesting.

Updates: People put their faith in us & voted us back, says Modi as he thanks voters, BJP workers

Get the latest on the assembly election results in Maharashtra and Haryana here.

At 60.46%, Maharashtra voter turnout dips from 2014 assembly poll figure of 63.13%

Maharashtra has a total 8.9 crore voters, including 1 crore in the 18-25 age group. Nearly 6.5 lakh polling personnel were deployed Monday at 96,661 booths.

Congress claims several EVMs malfunctioning across Maharashtra

According to a complaint Congress registered with the Election Commission, several EVMs were selecting a different party symbol than what the voter was choosing.

Marauding BJP-Sena, listless opposition give Maharashtra the most lopsided polls in years

Just like in 2014, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine is basking in the aftermath of a Lok Sabha decimation of rivals and has consolidated by poaching opposition leaders.

Dhananjay Munde booked for ‘obscene remarks’ against cousin Pankaja

After video goes viral, NCP leader Dhananjay Munde says clip was edited to distort his remarks.

On way to poll rally, Amit Shah’s chopper makes emergency landing in Nashik due to rain

Amit Shah was going to Akole in Ahmednagar district, over 70 km from Nashik, to address a rally on the last day of campaigning for Maharashtra elections.

‘Every ticket finalised in my presence’ — Gadkari says BJP not sidelining him in Maharashtra

In exclusive interview to ThePrint, Nitin Gadkari speaks about BJP’s chances in Maharashtra polls, economic slowdown, Savarkar, and farmer suicides, among other things.

In Fadnavis constituency, ‘Main bhi Devendra’ campaign is making up for his absence

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has addressed only three rallies in Nagpur (South West), but a campaign modelled on PM Modi is filling in for him.

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The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

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.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

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?