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.
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.
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.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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.