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.
There was a direct tussle between the two Shiv Senas in three of the six seats in Mumbai. As of 1 PM, Shiv Sena (UBT) was leading in all these seats against the Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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