Constituents of ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra are in agreement over going into assembly polls under Shinde's leadership, but not on whether to project him as alliance's CM face.
In surprise move, Shiv Sena (UBT) fields Thackeray’s close aide Milind Narvekar. MVA has 3 candidates in the fray, but only enough numbers to win 2 seats. 11 seats go to polls on 12 July.
Reluctant to take any chances ahead of assembly elections, some Mahayuti leaders from Kolhapur district are demanding that project be scrapped due to pushback from local residents.
NCP functionaries are accusing BJP, Eknath Shinde of not working hard for their candidates. Baramati debacle indicates BJP votes did not transfer to Sunetra Pawar, they say.
Shinde-led Sena has emerged as a player BJP can't dominate. Meanwhile, Congress’s performance will now give it greater bargaining power within Opposition MVA with Shiv Sena (UBT).
BJP’s presence has plummeted in Maharashtra from 23 MPs in 2019 to just 9 now. The Mahayuti won 17 seats as compared to Maha Vikas Aghadi, which scored 30 of Maharashtra’s 48 LS seats.
Maharashtra contest was unpredictable due to the Shiv Sena and NCP splits and new alliances. However, Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, and the Congress's MVA emerged on top with 30 of the 48 seats.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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