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Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP’s OBC Strategy Defeated Maratha Power Block

Published : Nov 26, 2024 11:31 IST - 8 MINS READ For those following the Maharashtra Assembly election, the result announced on November 23 came as a surprise: Not because the BJP-led Mahayuti won the State, but because of the enormous margin of its victory. The biggest factor that proved decisive in the BJP’s success to overcome the “Maratha Challenge” …

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4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Mahayuti makes major strides in Marathwada

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: After losing seven of eight Marathwada seats in the Lok Sabha election six months ago, the ruling Mahayuti turned around its fortunes in the region by bagging 41 of 46 seats – the win, reportedly, has surprised even leaders of the ruling coalition. In Bhokar Ashok Chavan’s daughter Sreejaya was in the fray against Congress’s Tirupati Kundhekar, in Latur …

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1 month ago

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada

The Hindu

Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti not only diffused the potential impact of Maratha agitation on their voter base in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra but also succeeded in getting the people’s mandate in a fiercely contested Assembly election. Maharashtra election results 2024: LIVE coverage Narratives like ‘batenge toh katenge’ and ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ narrative has worked out against the …

Maharashtra Congress Election Shiv Sena Mahayuti Lok Sabha Sena

1 month ago

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli and Nanded seats in Marathwada district, Maharashtra

Live Mint

The Election Commission is announcing results for Aurangabad Central, Aurangabad East, Aurangabad West, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded North and Nanded South seats in Marathwada district of Maharashtra today. The 2024 assembly election results come against the backdrop of multiple political upheavals in the state. A subsequent split in the Shiv Sena saw one of its two factions joining the BJP -led …

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Assembly Results LIVE: Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli and Nanded in Maharashtra's Marathwada district

Live Mint

The Election Commission is announcing results for Aurangabad Central, Aurangabad East, Aurangabad West, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded North and Nanded South seats in Marathwada district of Maharashtra today. Constituency name Lead/win candidate and party name Loss/trail candidate and party name Votes Margin Aurangabad Central JAISWAL PRADEEP SHIVNARAYAN SIDDIQUI NASERUDDIN TAQUIUDDIN 8119 Aurangabad East ATUL MORESHWAR SAVE IMTIAZ JALEEL SYED 2161 Aurangabad …

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1 month ago

Maharashtra assembly polls: 20 constituencies in Marathwada log over 70 pc voter turnout

Deccan Chronicle

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Twenty out of the total 46 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra's Marathwada region have recorded more than 70 per cent voting in the state polls, the official figures showed. As per the provisional figures provided by the Election Commission, an estimated 65 per cent voting was recorded in the state. The region's highest voter turnout of 80 per cent …

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Dead heat in Maharashtra, predicts C-Voter survey

India Today

Maharashtra, which voted in a single phase on Wednesday, is likely to witness a tight contest with the ruling Mahayuti having a slight edge with 112 of 288 Assembly seats over the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which may secure 104, according to C-Voter survey. In Mumbai, the Mahayuti, which comprises the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, …

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1 month ago

Rural enthusiasm vs urban apathy: What turnout in Maharashtra highlights

India Today

As the clock ticks toward the results of Maharashtra’s Assembly elections, preliminary turnout data paints a familiar picture: rural regions saw robust voter engagement, while urban centres struggled to match their pace. Urban apathy persists: Urban regions like Mumbai saw the lowest turnout at 54.88 per cent, significantly below the state’s average, while Konkan and Thane managed a moderate 62.28 …

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Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'

India Today

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has been the proverbial X factor in this Maharashtra assembly election. In the run-up to the polls, Jarange-Patil’s announcement that he would form a rainbow coalition with groups like Muslims and Dalits and support candidates had led to trepidation in the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. In an exclusive conversation with Dhaval S. Kulkarni, Jarange-Patil spoke …

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1 month ago

Marathwada's water woes example of BJP, Mahayuti's failure to provide sustainable solutions: Congress

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday accused the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra of creating a water crisis in Marathwada and said the region's water woes remain a glaring example of its inadequate planning and failure to provide sustainable solutions. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Mahayuti's "six-step guide to creating a water crisis" includes delayed implementation of …

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Maharashtra polls: Will Marathwada spoil Mahayuti’s game again?

Hindustan Times

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar/Beed: Marathwada, comprising eight districts in central Maharashtra, played a significant part in skewing the numbers against the ruling Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections six months ago. Marathwada, which has 46 assembly seats, has seen many stalwart leaders such as Raosaheb Danve, Pankaja Munde and Pratap Chikhalikar, backed by former chief minister Ashok Chavan, lose their seats …

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INTERVIEW| MVA has clear edge in Nagpur, Amravati and Marathwada: Ex-CM Prithviraj Chavan

New Indian Express

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, in his freewheeling interview with Sudhir Suryawanshi, says Modi has been hostile towards Maharashtra since his second term as Prime Minister. Sharad Pawar aimed for seats that his party can win and maintain the highest strike rate, as in the Lok Sabha elections, while Congress was not particularly focused on anything specific. If you …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Opinion – Maharashtra Premier League: Tricky pitch for MVA, Mahayuti

India Today

The Maharashtra Premier League is going to take place on November 20. In the 2024 general elections, Ajit Pawar received a drubbing, winning just one of the four Lok Sabha seats facing vote transfer issues with the BJP-Shiv Sena foe-turned-friend. The NCP is contesting the highest number of seats in West Maharashtra, followed by Marathwada, and Vidarbha. In the 2024 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

HT Interview: “I don't approve of ‘Batenge toh Katenge.’ My politics is different,” says Pankaja Munde

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: In Marathwada, a region that witnessed a sharp divide between Marathas and Other Backwards Classes during the Maratha reservation controversy, BJP's OBC leader Pankaja Munde is championing inclusive politics. In an interview with Hindustan Times's Surendra P Gangan, she discussed her stance against divisive politics and explained why she doesn't endorse the slogan 'Batenge toh Katenge', viewing it as …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why Mahayuti, Union govts keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Cong to PM

Deccan Chronicle

Ahead of Prime Minister Modi's rallies in Maharashtra, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posed three questions to him, including what is his vision to address water scarcity in Marathwada. Why is the Mahayuti and the Union Government keen on "undermining" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Ramesh asked. "Raigad was the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - one of India's greatest …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Smaller parties could play party-poopers for Maharashtra giants. Here's how

India Today

The intense Maharashtra Assembly election is largely being perceived as a two-cornered contest between the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi. Parties like Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi might spoil the Maharashtra party for the Mahayuti and the MVA, and may emerge kingmakers. SMALLER PARTIES …

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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 …

Mumbai Political Dalit Congress Parties Party Maharashtra Politics

1 month, 1 week ago

Why Aurangabad (East) is a hot seat in this Maharashtra election

India Today

‘Jo Hindu hit ki baat karega vahi desh pe raaj karega’ —the slogan rends the air as Maharashtra housing and OBC and Bahujan welfare minister Atul Save goes around in his constituency Aurangabad. In 2019, he contested as the party’s candidate for the Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat, and made a history of sorts by being elected as the first AIMIM …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Opinion: 6 X-factors that will decide fate of Maharashtra in assembly polls

India Today

With the last date of withdrawal and Diwali festivities over, the battle for Maharashtra enters its last leg. The index of chemistry of alliance, which is pre-poll vote share divided by post-poll vote share, is higher for the MVA at 79 per cent; for the Mahayuti, it’s 64 per cent for Lok Sabha elections 2024. On average, Others have won …

Mumbai Maharashtra Congress Gujarat Candidates Mahayuti Sena

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 …

Congress Election Lok Sabha Marathwada Lok Sabha Leader

1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP Dusts Off Its 1980s OBC Formula As Maratha Reservation Rocks Assembly Plans

The Hindu

Published : Nov 11, 2024 16:25 IST - 9 MINS READ Before the formation of the BJP in 1980, the Congress dominated Maharashtra’s politics with the formidable support of Marathas, Dalits, Kunbis, tribal people, and Muslims. Bhagwat understood the crux of the politics of the time: the Marathas, the State’s ruling caste, which accounted for 32 per cent of the …

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Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Through 2017-2018, Mantralaya, Maharashtra’s seat of governance at Nariman Point, faced the peculiar problem of petitioners throwing themselves off the higher floors into the quadrangle below to protest government inaction or delay. Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra In September this year, however, instead of the common folk, it was members of the ruling alliance led by deputy …

Community Maharashtra Reservation Chief Minister Mahayuti Lok Sabha Maratha

Maharashtra polls: The million mutinies that fragment the state's politics

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Through 2017-2018, Mantralaya, Maharashtra’s seat of governance at Nariman Point, faced the peculiar problem of petitioners throwing themselves off the higher floors into the quadrangle below to protest government inaction or delay. In September this year, however, instead of the common folk, it was members of the ruling alliance led by deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal who jumped into the …

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Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP’s OBC Strategy Defeated Maratha Power Block

How Mahayuti won Maharashtra: The four trump cards

Mahayuti makes major strides in Marathwada

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli and Nanded seats in Marathwada district, Maharashtra

Assembly Results LIVE: Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli and Nanded in Maharashtra's Marathwada district

Maharashtra assembly polls: 20 constituencies in Marathwada log over 70 pc voter turnout

Dead heat in Maharashtra, predicts C-Voter survey

Rural enthusiasm vs urban apathy: What turnout in Maharashtra highlights

Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'

Marathwada's water woes example of BJP, Mahayuti's failure to provide sustainable solutions: Congress

Maharashtra polls: Will Marathwada spoil Mahayuti’s game again?

INTERVIEW| MVA has clear edge in Nagpur, Amravati and Marathwada: Ex-CM Prithviraj Chavan

Opinion – Maharashtra Premier League: Tricky pitch for MVA, Mahayuti

HT Interview: “I don't approve of ‘Batenge toh Katenge.’ My politics is different,” says Pankaja Munde

Why Mahayuti, Union govts keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Cong to PM

Smaller parties could play party-poopers for Maharashtra giants. Here's how

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

Why Aurangabad (East) is a hot seat in this Maharashtra election

Opinion: 6 X-factors that will decide fate of Maharashtra in assembly polls

Nanded bypoll a battle of prestige for Cong, BJP

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP Dusts Off Its 1980s OBC Formula As Maratha Reservation Rocks Assembly Plans

Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra

Maharashtra polls: The million mutinies that fragment the state's politics