Pawars joining hands seems to have been futile, as BJP popularity has outweighed combined NCP. This puts a big question mark on the future of NCP-SP and Ajit Pawar's importance in the Mahayuti.
The seven-time MP and former Union minister dominated Pune politics till corruption charges linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games struck his career. He died Tuesday at 81.
Coalition of NCPs led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar sets off speculation of a merger in the future even as parties say alliance only for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic polls.
BJP has ruled out alliance with Ajit Pawar's NCP for these corporations. The factions have joined hands in Kagal, Kolhapur. Congress has also approached Ajit Pawar for Pimpri Chinchwad.
Six years after he created the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the alliance's architect finds himself in a tough spot, caught between an old ally and a newer one.
Congress party has reached out to the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) with a proposal for an alliance for the Mumbai municipal elections that are set to take place in January 2026.
This marks the second time the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has broken ranks. Supriya Sule said it was necessary to be a part of the committee to voice their dissent.
With wrestlers often being local celebrities and politicians tapping them regularly, Maharashtra's wrestling scene has been on the boil; 3 'kustigir' bodies are fighting over which one is the official federation.
From exposing ministers’ alleged misconduct to joining protests, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar's new role as party general secretary has seen him taking on state govt more aggressively.
I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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