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TopicMaharashtra government

Topic: Maharashtra government

Making an ideological compromise: How Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP govt can survive 

Shiv Sena’s Hindutva politics is different from NCP’s commitment to secularism. “Too many cooks spoil the broth” is what describes the Maharashtra government.

Who’ll sit close to Uddhav — Ashok Chavan, Chhagan Bhujbal ‘spar over chair’ at cabinet meet

Congress' Ashok Chavan and NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal allegedly argued for 20 minutes over a chair at the first cabinet meeting of the new Maharashtra govt.

Clear Sharad Pawar stamp on Maharashtra portfolio allocation as NCP bags home and finance

Shiv Sena keeps urban development, CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya could boost Mumbai’s nightlife and stop deforestation as tourism & environment minister.

Ajit Pawar gets finance, Aaditya Thackeray tourism in Maharashtra portfolio allocation

NCP leader Anil Deshmukh becomes home minister of the state. The Sharad Pawar-led party has got most of the 'plum' ministries.

Shiv Sena admits to tussle among Maharashtra allies for Cabinet berths in Saamana editorial

Noting that the list of probables was 'huge', the Sena mouthpiece said there were some sparks of disappointment from those who could not make the cut.

A week on, Shiv Sena-NCP-Cong govt in Maharashtra yet to allocate ministries

The BJP took a swipe at the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP coalition, and alleged there was a "huge unrest" among legislators of all the three alliance partners.

Sharad Pawar to meet NCP MLAs at 4:30 pm today in Mumbai

In the wake of his nephew and legislature party leader Ajit Pawar joining hands with BJP to form govt in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar's NCP appears to be in damage control.

Media’s ‘pressing’ concerns and Gandhi’s ‘accidental death’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Amit Shah ‘arrogance’ delaying Maharashtra govt formation — Sena leader asks RSS to step in

Shiv Sena leader Kishore Tiwari, who was with BJP until September, has asked RSS to take its job seriously & mediate in Sena-BJP tussle in Maharashtra.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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?