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TopicMaharashtra govt formation

Topic: Maharashtra govt formation

A deadlock in the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly has been on since the result of the state elections were announced on 24 October 2019. While BJP emerged the single largest party with 105 seats, it still fell short of the majority mark. The Shiv Sena won 56 seats and the NCP won 54.

Maharashtra coalition politics holds up portfolio allocation. Uddhav begins on a wrong note

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Bastion lost & party not in power, BJP’s Pankaja Munde hints at major political declaration

Haima Deshpande -
In Facebook post, Munde, who lost her Parli seat in the Maharashtra polls, has sought ‘me time’ till 12 December, her later father Gopinath Munde’s birth date.

Amar Ujala on Thackeray sarkaar and Dainik Bhaskar on religion extremism

Renu Agal -
A round up of the Hindi newspapers opinion pages to reflect the viewpoint from the heartland on topical issues.

‘Chanakya’ Sharad Pawar, BJP ‘reprimands’ Pragya Thakur & the state of democracy

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

Swapan Dasgupta says Maha ‘drama’ not over & Jaimini Bhagwati wants an end to reservations

Pia Krishnankutty -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Amit Shah on angering Arnab, Express on electoral bonds & RBI and Sharad ‘Power’

Unnati Sharma -
Your daily news capsule.

Koshyari, the lacklustre politician who spiced up Maharashtra politics as governor

Neelam Pandey -
Koshyari served as Uttarakhand CM for four months and an MP for 11 years, but the governorship was his ‘reward’ for never getting his due.

Migrant labour, farmer schemes, homes for poor — what Sena-NCP-Congress CMP is all about

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Common minimum programme of Sena-NCP-Congress alliance addresses contradictory ideologies of the three parties and their aspirations for Maharashtra.

Ajit Pawar’s updated bio and ‘palat ke aaungi’ says Amruta Fadnavis in farewell

Taran Deol -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Sharad Pawar shows why he is the shrewd fox of Indian politics

Haima Deshpande -
Sena-NCP-Congress path to power in Maharashtra has Sharad Pawar stamp all over it. The veteran has shown he's among India's most astute politicians.
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Opinion

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

K.B.S Sidhu -
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

Palak paneer prejudice and the food racism Indians face abroad

Fear comes to India’s property developers

Economy

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Mihir Mishra -
Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Defence

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

+TFP Snehesh Alex Philip -
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

National Interest

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.

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