“The prime minister is saying, ‘Mr Pawar should make his position clear about it in the manifesto.’ Firstly, our manifesto has been released. And when [Article] 370 has been removed, what can we say now?”, Sharad Pawar said. read more

Jay Shah’s nomination to be BCCI secretary and minister Anurag Thakur’s brother Arun Dhumal pitch to take over as the board’s treasurer had triggered some buzz on social media, mostly over family members of politicians trying to control a sports bod... read more

The former CM expects Congress to win the entire Satara district and the Lok Sabha seat where there is a by-election caused by the defection of the sitting NCP MP Udayanraje Bhosale to the BJP. read more

The upcoming polls could perhaps be the last in which Pawar is leading his party. read more

For the Opposition, this battle in its erstwhile stronghold is likely to be for survival and hence the most crucial. It is the only region in the state where the Congress-NCP retained some of their base in the 2014 Assembly polls. read more

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One of the poll promises by the Shiv Sena that have stood out is providing affordable meals across Maharashtra at Rs 10. read more

The ED case pertains to loans provided by the MSC Bank to co-operative sugar factories, spinning mills and other processing units. It is alleged that these loans were given without considering the financial conditions of the cooperative units. read more

In a personality-driven election ecosystem, the BJP has successfully nurtured a viable regional face. Which is why despite no shortage of local issues from water scarcity to non- performing legislators, the BJP is in pole position to sweep the state.... read more

The BJP and Shiv Sena won 232 of 288 assembly segments in the state in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, 185 in the 2014 assembly election, and 226 in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. read more

Sharad Pawar, a former Congressman, further said Gandhi was clear in her mind that the entire country had backed the Army during the war and hence she never politicised the issue but gave credit to the security personnel. read more

Mill workers were central to Mumbai in the past. Their invisibility today can be traced to political decisions read more

Pawar had said that the seven-time MLA Khadse was in touch with him and could defect from the BJP to join ranks with the NCP. read more

NCP leader Ajit Pawar is in no mood to let Aaditya go unchallenged on the Worli seat says a party insider, as Sena had not extended similar courtesy to his son Parth, who lost Lok Sabha elections to a party candidate from Maval. read more

Pawar turned the tables on the ED, taking the fight into the enemy camp and emerging not just victorious, but also ambushing the ruling dispensation and reviving the opposition weeks before elections to the Maharashtra Assembly. read more