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Chhagan Bhujbal continues to sulk over cabinet snub, says won’t take any hasty decision

Mumbai: Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and MLA Chhagan Bhujbal continued to sulk on Wednesday after being denied a berth in the new Maharashtra cabinet, while also indirectly blaming party president and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar for it. Nashik, Nov 20 : Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal speaks to the media after casting his vote for the Maharashtra …

Elections Maharashtra Party Pawar Maratha State Cabinet

2 weeks, 4 days ago

How BJP captured western Maharashtra, won over Marathas? Devendra Fadnavis replies

India Today

Dismissing speculations of Maratha anger against the BJP, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that it was, in fact, the coming together of the Marathas and OBCs that helped the party secure its biggest tally. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Fadnavis revealed how the BJP clawed back support among the Maratha community after the Lok Sabha debacle and …

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1 month ago

Mastermind behind Mahayuti’s Maharashtra triumph: Not Shinde, Fadnavis, but an RSS-linked power player

Live Mint

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 were a complete surprise for the opposition, as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance achieved a resounding victory in the state. Apart from the three, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's general secretary, Atul Limaye, also played a crucial role in ensuring Mahayuti's victory. Atul Limaye's role in Mahayuti magic in Maharashtra According to a Hindustan Times report, Atul …

Maharashtra Mahayuti Maratha Bjp Rss Marathas Limaye

1 month ago

How Mahayuti won Maharashtra: The four trump cards

India Today

The BJP-led Mahayuti’s swashbuckling assembly election victory in Maharashtra, just six months into big setbacks at the hands of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in the parliamentary polls, has come on four dominant factors: cash, caste, crops and communal polarisation. CASH The state government’s Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana covering over 23 million women, and under which beneficiaries from indigent …

Elections Mumbai Assembly Maharashtra Mahayuti Lok Sabha Maratha

1 month ago

As Maharashtra voted, 7 big factors that could swing the election decisively

India Today

Maharashtra has seen three governments, three chief ministers, and four deputy chief ministers since the 2019 Assembly election, a testament to how cluttered the state's political space is right now. There was a complex interplay of various factors like, OBC consolidation, Maratha reservation, and the impact of cash doles like the Ladki Bahin Yojana, that could significantly influence the fortunes …

Maharashtra Congress Election Haryana Party Mahayuti Lok Sabha

1 month ago

Will Yogi Adityanath’s ‘batenge toh katenge’ slogan help or harm BJP in Maharashtra elections?

Live Mint

Maharashtra Elections 2024: In the heated lead-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan, “batenge toh katenge”, has emerged as a significant talking point. Maharashtra Elections: BJP’s Vote Consolidation Strategy The BJP’s strategic deployment of the slogan is aimed at countering caste-based voting patterns and preventing the fragmentation of Hindu votes, particularly in crucial regions …

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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP MLA faces backlash over remark against Marathas at rally in Jalna

The Hindu

BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar is under fire from the Marathas over his alleged remark during an election rally that the community's strength can be "counted on fingers". Mr. Lonikar's remark at a rally in the Partur assembly constituency in Jalna on November 12 has invited the ire of quota activist Manoj Jarange, who criticised him for …

Congress Maratha Bjp Marathas Jarange Jalna Jethliya

1 month, 1 week ago

Maratha quota protests handiwork of Opposition: Dhananjay Munde

India Today

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra agriculture minister Dhananjay Munde, who is facing a likely Maratha polarisation in his constituency of Parli in the assembly elections, says there is politics at play behind the protests seeking quotas for Marathas and that the Opposition camp is involved in it. In the Lok Sabha elections, his cousin and former minister Pankaja …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

The Hindu

Since the formation of the State in 1960, Maharashtra has been dominated for a long period by the Congress System, stitching a cross-sectional alliance between the dominant agrarian caste of the Maratha-Kunbi group and effective support from Dalits and Muslims. However, the emergence of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, in alliance with each other, introduced new dimensions to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

A litmus test for Marathas

The Hindu

If the Mahayuti wins the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, and the Bharatiya Janata Party gets more seats, a non-Maratha leader could become the Chief Minister, thus challenging the historical hegemony of the Maratha elite. Importantly, the emergence of new political forces, mainly the BJP, has facilitated the rise of other social groups, particularly among OBCs and certain sections of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Nanded bypoll a battle of prestige for Cong, BJP

Hindustan Times

Nanded: The bypoll to the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency – necessitated due to the demise of Congress MP Vasantrao Chavan soon after the elections earlier this year – has emerged as a high stakes battle for the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. The BJP has opted for its district president Santuk Hambarde over former MP Pratap Chikhalikar, who lost …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: Withdrawal from poll fray strategic: Manoj Jarange-Patil, tells HT

Hindustan Times

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarage-Patil said his decision to withdraw from the Maharashtra assembly polls was taken in the interest of the community and not under pressure from any leader. However, some people are spreading misinformation to create confusion and so I will address my community members tomorrow and reiterate our stand regarding the assembly polls. He lathi-charged Maratha women …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar behind caste politics in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray

The Hindu

MNS chief Raj Thackeray accused on Saturday NCP president Sharad Pawar of promoting caste politics in Maharashtra for political gains since 1999. Addressing a rally for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections in Pune, Thackeray said Marathas are now pitted against OBCs in the latest edition of casteist politics. "Sharad Pawar introduced caste politics in Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar is behind …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Raj Thackeray accuses Sharad Pawar of promoting caste politics in Maharashtra

India TV News

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on November 9 accused NCP president Sharad Pawar of promoting caste politics in Maharashtra for political gains since 1999. "Sharad Pawar introduced caste politics in Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar is behind the caste politics in Maharashtra. Thackeray further said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj established swarajya by taking various castes along but …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

HT Interview: Opposition won more seats in Lok Sabha polls through fake narrative, says Eknath Shinde

Hindustan Times

Barely two weeks ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra, chief minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Surendra P Gangan, on the Mahayuti’s prep and how the ruling combine is fielding a volley of accusations from the opposition – primarily on a slew of welfare schemes it launched recently to “benefit people across classes”. He was quick to point out that …

Welfare Maharashtra Congress Opposition Party Reservation Mahayuti

2 months ago

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

The Hindu

The pre-poll survey in Maharashtra indicates strong support for the Maratha reservation demand, with a majority of respondents supporting the demand to some extent. While the demand received support from various communities, the numbers opposing reservation are relatively low, suggesting a potential pitched battle between the Marathas and the OBCs in the upcoming Assembly elections.

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5 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly, Council Adjourned over Maratha Quota Issue

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde government of Maharashtra is trying to corner Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar over the OBC and Maratha reservation. The Maharashtra CM had called an all-party meeting to discuss the issue and asked the opposition parties to clear their stand on the issue in writing. After the question hour in the Upper House of the state legislature, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maha News | Ruling Mahayuti back to drawing table in its bid to retain power in state, MVA aims to repeat performance

Hindustan Times

After the ruling alliance's debacle and the opposition MVA coalition's impressive show in the Lok Sabha elections, the battle between rival coalitions in Maharashtra is set to intensify further as the assembly elections are expected to be held in September-October. In the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance won 17 out of 48 seats while the opposition Maharashtra Vikas …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

OBC Activists Says Jarange Has Dictatorial Tendency, Making Unconditional Demands

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Continuing to oppose inclusion of the Maratha community in the OBC category, OBC activist Laxman Hake on Monday targeted Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange for making “unconditional demands”. Jarange, who was on indefinite fast for the OBC reservation, suspended his agitation on June 13 after the Eknath Shinde government’s assurance to take positive decision on his demands. However, Hake …

Maharashtra Reservation Maratha Marathas Obc Jarange Kunbis

6 months ago

Few ministers are working against Marathas: Jarange-Patil's latest charge

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Nine days after Laxman Hake, an activist from the Other Backward Class community started an indefinite fast in Wadigodri village, Jalna, demanding that the OBC quota should not be compromised when reservations are given to Marathas, Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil alleged on Friday that the state government was conspiring to create a divide between the two communities, “making them …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP slips to just 9 seats in crucial state

Hindustan Times

Just when it seemed that the central pole of Maharashtra politics had shifted to the BJP—the party had won 23 seats in 2014 and 2019-- the results of 2024 have come to prove the pundits wrong. Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during a roadshow, for Lok Sabha polls, in …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange

The Hindu

The Maratha community will teach Maharashtra’s Mahayuti government a lesson for denying reservations and registering criminal cases against protestors, says quota activist Manoj Jarange as the state gears up for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Jarange, who hit the headlines for going on fasts unto death several times last year to demand reservation for the Marathas …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Uddhav-led Shiv Sena will be wiped out after Lok Sabha elections:’ Narayan Rane

Hindustan Times

RATNAGIRI: BJP leader Narayan Rane on Wednesday predicted that the Shiv Sena would be “wiped out” in the coming Lok Sabha elections, for which Uddhav Thackeray alone would be responsible. I quit the Shiv Sena because I could not work with Uddhav Thackeray. Where is Balasaheb Thackeray’s Shiv Sena which fought for the Marathi manoos and Hindutva? Uddhav Thackeray dumped …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Maratha Quota activists to contest Assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Sunday indicated that he wants to field Maratha community candidates in the state assembly elections instead of Lok Sabha elections. However, he has asked the community members to go to their respective villages and take opinions of the villagers on whether to contest the Lok Sabha election or not. The Maratha quota activist …

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Chhagan Bhujbal continues to sulk over cabinet snub, says won’t take any hasty decision

How BJP captured western Maharashtra, won over Marathas? Devendra Fadnavis replies

Mastermind behind Mahayuti’s Maharashtra triumph: Not Shinde, Fadnavis, but an RSS-linked power player

How Mahayuti won Maharashtra: The four trump cards

As Maharashtra voted, 7 big factors that could swing the election decisively

Will Yogi Adityanath’s ‘batenge toh katenge’ slogan help or harm BJP in Maharashtra elections?

BJP MLA faces backlash over remark against Marathas at rally in Jalna

Maratha quota protests handiwork of Opposition: Dhananjay Munde

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

A litmus test for Marathas

Nanded bypoll a battle of prestige for Cong, BJP

Maharashtra polls: Withdrawal from poll fray strategic: Manoj Jarange-Patil, tells HT

Sharad Pawar behind caste politics in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray

Raj Thackeray accuses Sharad Pawar of promoting caste politics in Maharashtra

HT Interview: Opposition won more seats in Lok Sabha polls through fake narrative, says Eknath Shinde

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Maharashtra Assembly, Council Adjourned over Maratha Quota Issue

Maha News | Ruling Mahayuti back to drawing table in its bid to retain power in state, MVA aims to repeat performance

OBC Activists Says Jarange Has Dictatorial Tendency, Making Unconditional Demands

Few ministers are working against Marathas: Jarange-Patil's latest charge

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP slips to just 9 seats in crucial state

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange

‘Uddhav-led Shiv Sena will be wiped out after Lok Sabha elections:’ Narayan Rane

Maratha Quota activists to contest Assembly polls