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TopicMaharashtra polls

Topic: Maharashtra polls

Was offered 160 guaranteed seats before Maharashtra polls—Sharad Pawar amid Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ charge

The claims come 9 months after poll results, amid Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” charge accusing ECI of colluding with the BJP in alleged voter list manipulation nationwide.

EC slams Rahul Gandhi’s Maharashtra poll rigging claims as ‘unsubstantiated’ and ‘disrespect to law’

The election body further said it had addressed the issues in its 24 Dec 2024 reply to INC, available online, but these facts are being ignored as the claims are raised repeatedly.

CWC meet: Congress refrains from demanding return to paper ballots, says entire poll process ‘compromised’

At the marathon meeting, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asked how long party will contest state elections on national issues and with the help of national leaders.

‘Busiest’ minister on the block? Rajiv Ranjan Singh’s frequent absence keeps officials on their toes

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How Modi’s rally in Thane, a first as PM, stands to bolster Shinde’s position in Mahayuti

This comes at a time when there’s a power tussle underway involving Maharashtra CM and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. Credit war is also playing out among 3 allies.

Athawale’s RPI seeks to contest 8-10 seats as part of Mahayuti alliance in upcoming Maharashtra polls

With seat-sharing discussions underway, the Union minister said he communicated his party's demands to the BJP, while reiterating his 'faith' in Mahayuti alliance partners.

Multiple parties, trust deficit: Why ‘meet and greets’ are making waves in Maharashtra politics

From Fadnavis and Uddhav's elevator ride together, 2 Congress MLAs meeting Mahayuti leaders, to a least 3 of Ajit Pawar camp meeting Sharad Pawar, every encounter is raising eyebrows.

SC directs 27% seats reserved for OBC be notified as general in Maharashtra local body polls

The apex court said that the SEC must immediately issue a fresh notification for the seats as general category and initiate election process for them.

Abhijit Banerjee’s ironic Nobel win and Ravi Shankar Prasad’s trashed statement

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BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.