Amit Shah has become key troubleshooter in state, ordering peace among Mahayuti allies, formulating assembly poll strategy, engaging in seat-sharing talks & asking cadres to take heart.
The allies have reached consensus on 260 of 288 seats, it is learnt, but now all 3 primary parties are vying for remaining seats, with even smaller allies demanding larger share.
A host of contenders including sitting & ex-CMs, difficult dynamics in Mahayuti & emboldened Congress pushing for pre-eminence in MVA post-LS polls all complicate issue of CM faces.
The Ambedkarite party is looking to grow beyond the southern state and project Thol Thirumavalavan as a national leader of not just Dalits, but all backward classes.
The elections, soon after assembly results from Haryana and J&K, are likely to have a bearing on the cohesiveness of the opposition alliance & be a verdict on the BJP’s strategies.
The MLCs were sworn in despite a pending court plea over previous govt's nominations. Of the 7, BJP proposed 3 names, while Shinde-led Shiv Sena & Ajit Pawar’s NCP suggested 2 each.
Cabinet decision to scrap toll for light vehicles at Mumbai’s five entry points is significant as it has been a longstanding demand of parties such as undivided Shiv Sena, BJP & MNS.
The ex-MP's presence at a gathering of party workers in Mumbai, her 1st in 5 yrs, has given Congress leadership hope that she is considering their request to contest from Bandra West.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Politics is the game of uncertainties. Anything can happen at any time, even some political miracles too. So let us keep our fingers crossed till D-day.
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Fine, educative column.
Voters should vote wisely and diligently too.
Politics is the game of uncertainties. Anything can happen at any time, even some political miracles too. So let us keep our fingers crossed till D-day.