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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicMaharashtra bypolls

Topic: Maharashtra bypolls

After Kasba Peth win over BJP, Pawar says Maharashtra wants change, will keep MVA united in 2024

Pawar stitched together an alliance of the undivided Sena with NCP, Congress after the 2019 polls threw up a hung assembly and the Sena walked out of its alliance with the BJP.

MVA sees internal rebellion ahead of bypolls, 2024 likely to be uphill battle

Ideological rivals-turned-political allies face rebellion in Chinchwad & Kasba Peth. Political observers say development indicative of what lies ahead for MVA before 2024 state polls.

Pawar-ED enact bizarre charade. Action against corruption must be seen to be above politics

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Like Uttar Pradesh, will Maharashtra bypolls test anti-BJP forces ahead of 2019?

Bypolls in two Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, both of which were with the BJP, are emerging as one of the most keenly watched political contests in the state. experts weigh in.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.