BMC polls will be 1st major electoral test for both ruling & oppn allies after Maharashtra elections last November, when NDA secured thumping win and BJP emerged as largest party.
Sena UBT and MNS might decide to go together citing the Marathi manoos plank, on the other hand, the frequent Sharad Pawar-Ajit Pawar meetings are leading to speculation of patch-up.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi decided not to put up a contest. The BJP leader, who was the speaker in the 14th assembly for two and a half years, was re-elected from Colaba.
The NCP (SP) chief made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is protesting against alleged misuse of EVMs in the just concluded state polls.
The multiplier effect of various factors and strategies ensured bigger-than-expected results for Mahayuti. But this historic win has also underlined the limitations of morality in politics.
While Congress has questioned poll process & varying voter preferences in bypoll & assembly elections held on same day, BJP functionary says ‘sympathy factor involved’ in MVA win in LS seat.
AIMIM wins just one seat, Muslim-dominated Malegaon Central, and that too by a razor-thin margin of just 162 votes. It had won both this seat and Dhule City in 2019.
Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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