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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

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

MA Venkata Rao -
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

NJ 9842 launched the Siachen conflict. Where is it actually located?

Gen Z and the art of the side quest—why purposelessness is the ultimate flex

Economy

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

Hallie Gu -
War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Defence

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup -
From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

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