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    Shailesh Gaikwad

    Shailesh Gaikwad is political editor and heads the political bureau in Hindustan Times' Mumbai edition.In his career of over 20 years, he has covered Maharashtra politics, state government and urban governance issues.

    Articles by Shailesh Gaikwad

    Who will win Uddhav-vs-Shinde Round 4?

    Who will win Uddhav-vs-Shinde Round 4?
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jun 15, 2026 24:30 IST

    Of crushed opponents, fragile loyalties and scattered opposition

    The MVA alliance includes (from left) NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray.
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jun 8, 2026 24:56 IST

    Rumblings within NCP

    Mumbai, India – 05 Mar 2026: NCP candidate Parth Pawar for Rajya Sabha at Vidhan Bhavan to file a Nomination form for Rajya Sabha, in the presence of DCM Sunetra Pawar and Party Leader, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, 05 Mar, 2026. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jun 1, 2026 24:14 IST

    Will Mundhe get a stable tenure now?

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    mumbai news
    Updated on May 25, 2026 24:00 IST

    Sharad Pawar’s unexpected praise for Tatkare fuels political speculation

    Sharad Pawar’s unexpected praise for Tatkare fuels political speculation
    mumbai news
    Updated on May 18, 2026 01:12 IST

    Sapkal’s Baramati adventure

    Sapkal’s Baramati adventure
    mumbai news
    Updated on Apr 13, 2026 01:16 IST

    Unwritten rule: Sympathy trumps contest in by-polls after leader’s death

    **PTI's Best Photos of the Week** Pune: People attend the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, at Baramati in Pune district, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI01_29_2026_000044B)(PTI02_01_2026_000613B) (PTI)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Apr 10, 2026 01:26 IST

    Politicians question Anjali Damania’s info

    Politicians question Anjali Damania’s info
    mumbai news
    Updated on Apr 5, 2026 23:04 IST

    Two months in the saddle, Sunetra Pawar makes her moves

    Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar (PTI)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Mar 30, 2026 24:24 IST

    Kharat’s network with the rich and powerful

    Kharat’s network with the rich and powerful
    mumbai news
    Updated on Mar 22, 2026 23:52 IST

    Enemy of the enemy

    Shiv Sena(UBT) leader and MLC Anil Parab (HT PHOTO)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Mar 15, 2026 22:48 IST

    Baramati plane crash: Unease within the NCP

    Ajit Pawar died when the chartered flight he was travelling in crashed in Baramati on January 28, 2026. (HT)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Mar 9, 2026 01:29 IST

    First test for deputy CM Sunetra Pawar

    Pune, India - March 20, 2018: Sunetra Pawar in Women's special event at lane no. 8, Forennte, Koregaon Park in Pune, India, on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (Photo by Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Feb 16, 2026 24:44 IST

    NCP merger on backburner as Ajit faction denies proposal, Pawar group silent

    Sunetra Pawar, wife of late deputy CM Ajit Pawar, took oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra at the Lok Bhavan in Mumbai last month.
    mumbai news
    Updated on Feb 15, 2026 06:18 IST

    ‘Sharad Pawar was to hand over reins to Ajitdada’

    ‘Sharad Pawar was to hand over reins to Ajitdada’
    mumbai news
    Updated on Feb 14, 2026 01:44 IST

    Sharad Pawar-Parth bitterness over? What we know so far.

    NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar pays tribute to late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar during a visit at Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar's home.
    mumbai news
    Updated on Feb 9, 2026 06:13 IST

    Senior NCP leaders on Pawar’s radar

    Sharad Pawar, president of Nationalist Congress Party (SP) (Hindustan Times)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Feb 1, 2026 23:30 IST

    With Sunetra elevation, tug of war between NCP factions hots up

    Mumbai, India - Jan. 31, 2026: NCP leader Sunil Tatkare interacts Praful Patel after Sunetra Pawar was elected as new chief of NCP legislative party at Vidhan bhavan in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, January 31, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 31, 2026 23:30 IST

    Sunetra Pawar to take oath as first woman deputy CM of Maharashtra at 5pm today

    After Ajit Pawar's death, his wife Sunetra Pawar set to become Maharashtra’s first woman deputy chief minister
    india news
    Updated on Jan 31, 2026 02:54 IST

    Sunetra Pawar to be state’s first woman deputy CM, swearing-in today

    Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar pays condolences to the family of late Maharashtra DCM Ajit Pawar, in Baramati on Friday. (@mahancpspeaks X)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 31, 2026 01:06 IST

    Uncertainty looms over Mahayuti after Ajit Pawar's sudden death in Baramati

    In the short term, Ajit Pawar’s death is unlikely to affect the stability of Mahayuti, which has 230 lawmakers in the 288-member assembly.
    india news
    Updated on Jan 29, 2026 03:43 IST

    What Ajit Pawar’s sudden death means for Maharashtra politics

    Mumbai, India. Nov 19, 2025 - Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra state, and Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra state, inaugurated the exhibition on the New Criminal Laws at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai. Senior government officials and top state police officers attended the event. The exhibition is open to the public for the next three days. Mumbai, India. Nov 19, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 28, 2026 23:04 IST

    Once again, Raut brokers peace between Thackeray brothers

    Mumbai, India. Jan 23, 2026- Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT) party, and Raj Thackeray, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party, attended a programme at Shanmukhanand Auditorium in Matunga, Mumbai, to mark the beginning of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's birth centenary year. Mumbai, India. Jan 23, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 26, 2026 01:24 IST

    Missing Sena (UBT) corporator back with party, was on a ‘temple visit’

    Missing Sena (UBT) corporator back with party, was on a ‘temple visit’
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 23, 2026 24:26 IST

    Missing Shiv Sena (UBT) Mumbai corporator Sarita Mhaske back with party

    Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Milind Narvekar met Sarita Mhaske around midnight. (X)
    india news
    Updated on Jan 22, 2026 03:47 IST

    MNS backs Sena in KDMC, Shinde makes bid for control without BJP in Maharashtra

    Raj Thackeray, Chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), and Uddhav Thackeray, Chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), reunited after 20 years at a public rally at NSCI Dome, Worli in Mumbai.
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 22, 2026 08:19 IST

    Thackeray, Fadnavis: What the Maha civic poll verdict means for key leaders

    L: Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray | R: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis
    india news
    Updated on Jan 17, 2026 04:52 IST

    Sena versus Sena: Thackerays retain trust of Marathi manoos; Shinde to lesser extent

    iMumbai, India - January 16, 2026: Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray greets winning candidates from Dharavi area such as T.M. Jagdish, Archana Avirat Shinde, Joseph Koli and their followers, at Thackeray's residence at Bandra east in Mumbai, India, on Friday, January 16, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 17, 2026 02:12 IST

    ‘If we were guilty of corruption, we would have been allies of BJP’: Aaditya

    Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 13, 2026 05:41 IST

    Banking on the Ladki Bahins

    Women expressing their happiness over the deposit of ?3000 in women's accounts under the Maharashtra Government's Ladki Bahin Yojana in Mumbai, India, on Friday, August 16, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    mumbai news
    Updated on Jan 11, 2026 23:58 IST
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