ThePrint explains Maharashtra’s 6 regions and dominant issues in play in each, from polarisation and big-ticket infra to ‘Maratha vs OBC’ and demands of onion farmers and sugar belt.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi is headed for victory in 7 Marathwada seats, including Jalna and Nanded. Only exception is Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where Shiv Sena (Shinde) is in the lead.
Most Lok Sabha seats in Marathwada are set to witness Maratha vs Maratha contest, with exception of Beed. Experts say for voters, it will be choice between 'opportunism & loyalty'.
The Maratha quota protests have fractured old ties in epicentre Jalna. OBC and Maratha neighbours no longer chit-chat, children have been told to stop playing with each other.
Maratha activist Jarange-Patil shot to prominence and put Maharashtra govt on the back foot following a violent clash between protesters and police during his hunger strike in Jalna.
The one thing that keeps the relentless beauty of trans people alive is their community. But for lawmakers, kinship is ‘deception’, ‘allurement’, and ‘undue influence’.
Aluminum prices, already rising before the conflict, have gained further as traders and buyers focus on the potential for tighter markets and shrinking global inventories.
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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