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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

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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 -
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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’

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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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This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

Swasti Rao -
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

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Economy

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Alex Gabriel Simon Thattil -
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

Defence

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

Keshav Padmanabhan -
UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

National Interest

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

Shekhar Gupta -
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.

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