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Sanjay Patil

Sanjay Patil

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The last army standing

Mumbai, India - September 20, 2019: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray interact media after meeting with all shiv sena ministers at Sena Bhavan, Dadar in Mumbai, India, on Friday, September 20, 2019. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 03:54 IST

Money matters: Inside the high-stakes BMC elections

Mumbai, India – 10 Jan 2026: Students from Gurukul school of art painted posters creating awareness about voting ahead of BMC election, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, Jan 10, 2025. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 15, 2026 24:18 IST

How the Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance has forced the BJP to rediscover the Marathi Manoos

A protest was held against Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve in Dahisar. Photo by Azim Tamboli

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 24:42 IST

Can disruption rebuild the Thackeray Senas?

MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2025 23:42 IST

Fractured mandates and broken politics muddying BMC polls

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is Asia’s richest municipal corporation, controlling a budget larger than several Indian states and shaping the everyday lives of over 12 million residents. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 19, 2025 01:16 IST

How MVA lost the plot in the Maharashtra assembly polls

Mumbai, Nov 23 (ANI): A deserted view of the Tilak Bhavan as the Maha Vikas Aghadi trails in the Maharashtra Assembly election results, in Mumbai on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (Jitendra Takale)

Updated on Dec 2, 2024 14:46 IST

Fault lines underpinning politics in Maharashtra

Navi Mumbai: A worker unloads a sack of onions at APMC Onion-Potato Market amid an increase in its price, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Updated on Nov 12, 2024 15:27 IST

How the MVA's campaign toppled the might of the Mahayuti

The MVA successfully leveraged local leaders and grassroots campaigns to resonate with the electorate (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 9, 2024 04:30 IST

Mumbai Lok Sabha elections: A litmus test for the future of Shiv Sena factions

Mumbai: A message displayed on Bandra-Worli Sea Link urging people to vote on May 20, the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mumbai, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_18_2024_000461B)

Updated on May 19, 2024 17:26 IST

Splits in Maharashtra's political parties leave voters confused over new symbols

Karad: Election officials explain the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and VVPAT to the staff at a polling booth on the eve of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Karad, Maharashtra, Friday, April 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_26_2024_000205B)

Updated on May 12, 2024 05:00 IST

In Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray has become the Opposition’s trump card

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray

Updated on May 5, 2024 04:30 IST

Vidarbha and Marathwada: Battleground for electoral gains amid drought crisis

Beed, India. Mar 29,2024 : A man was seen walking on a dry lake at Chandapur village in Beed district. Due to the lack of rain in the state this year, the water level in many lakes in Marathwada has decreased. Mar 29,2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 26, 2024 17:22 IST

How the BJP's path to power in Maharashtra became a tale of strategic missteps

Nanded, Apr 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during a public gathering in Nanded, Maharashtra on Saturday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and BJP MP Ashok Chavan also seen. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 20, 2024 20:48 IST

Shiv Sena’s fractured kutumb navigate a crisis of loyalty

As Maharashtra braces for the electoral battleground, the fissures within Shiv Sena's kutumb serve as a sobering reminder of the fragile nature of political loyalties.

Updated on Apr 13, 2024 19:15 IST

All aboard on Maharashtra’s political carousel where loyalties take a twirl

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar during a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) press conference, in Mumbai, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI04_09_2024_RPT065B)

Updated on Apr 9, 2024 17:45 IST

Why reviving the Malanggad issue helps Shinde in election year

Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde revived the controversy over Malanggad, a shrine in Kalyan (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 5, 2024 11:05 IST

Uddhav Thackeray: The last man standing

Shiv Sena under Uddhav Thackeray also commands a huge following among the Sena cadre even after the unprecedented crisis in the party after the exit of the Shinde- led MLAs and MPs

Updated on Oct 24, 2023 13:16 IST

Visible threats and invisible threads: What Uddhav needs to do next

Mumbai, India - April 11, 2023: Former Maharashtra chief minister and chief of Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference, at Matoshree, Bandra (East), in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 11, 2023 19:15 IST

Is it the end of the ‘Idea of Shiv Sena’?

CM Eknath Shinde with the replica of bow and arrow during the Dussehra rally, at MMRDA Ground, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), in Mumbai.

Updated on Feb 17, 2023 22:54 IST

How Bal Thackeray created the legacy of Dasara Melawa for the Marathi manoos

Mumbai, India - October 05, 2022: Shiv Sena's Dussehra rally led by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at Shivaji Park, Dadar, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, October 05, 2022. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 5, 2022 19:31 IST

‘Too soon to say Thackerays will lose Sena’

Dr Sanjay Patil (HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 25, 2022 17:55 IST

A political scion embarks on a make-or-break journey

He has been well-received in most of the constituencies so far, but whether this warm reception will convert into electoral support is to be seen (Uday Deolkar)

Updated on Aug 3, 2022 19:05 IST

Shinde’s move shows widening gap among Sena cadres

The initial appeal for the movement that Bal Thackeray then channelled into a political party in 1966, lay in the fighting for the rights of the sons of soil (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 21, 2022 16:56 IST

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