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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 …

Maharashtra polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) struggles to get a handle on Sambhaji Nagar

Mumbai: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar: Citizens of Aurangabad had pledged their allegiance to Shiv Sena two decades after it was founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. Two events have led to this situation – the split in the party two years ago, and Sena ’s recent embarrassment when one it its official candidates from Aurangabad Central, Kishanchand Tanwani, quit the party. …

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MUMBAI: On Friday, eight Lok Sabha constituencies from Marathwada and Vidarbha, crucial regions in the great electoral battle, will go to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Of the eight seats, six are held by the ruling alliance, one is with the Shiv Sena, while the independent Amravati MP is now a BJP candidate from …

Parbhani: Parbhani in central Maharashtra is witnessing a close contest between sitting Shiv Sena MP Sanjay alias Bandu Jadhav and Dhangar leader Mahadev Jankar who has been fielded as the Mahayuti candidate. Sanjay Jadhav said that the ruling alliance accommodated Jankar in Parbhani to safeguard Madha and Baramati constituencies in western Maharashtra. Sanjay Jadhav, the sitting MP who had also …

BJP faces stiff challenge from allies Shiv Sena and NCP in wrangle over 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra

A grievance letter posted on X on March 4 has given a peek into the tussle within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party, for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra ahead of the general election. The missive from senior BJP leader Harshavardhan Patil to party …

A crucial meeting of Maharashtra’s opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi is likely to take place in Mumbai on January 30, with the focus expected to be on a seat-sharing agreement for the state’s 48 Lok Sabha constituencies. Based on that, eight seats of the Marathwada region will be distributed as per the 4-3-1 formula, in which the Shiv Sena is …

In what is billed as a soft-launch of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi’s campaign for the local body polls and the Lok Sabha elections, leaders of the three parties that make up the front will hold a series of public meetings across the state. Leaders of the parties that form the MVA, namely, the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the …

Shiv Sena crisis highlights the urban-rural divide

A key indication to understanding the sudden and largescale rebellion in Shiv Sena’s ranks lies in seeing which constituencies the rebels represent. Of the 38 Shiv Sena legislators in Eknath Shinde’s camp, as many as 23 MLAs come from rural and semi-urban regions of Maharashtra. While we could understand the focus on Mumbai, we were expecting some thrust on rural …

Aurangabad: Certain water and irrigation schemes are being halted in Marathwada, and there is fear that this may lead to farmer suicides in the drought-prone region if it doesn't get sufficient rainfall, BJP MLA Prashant Bamb has said. The BJP MLA further said that earlier, the Shiv Sena had given priority to Marathwada and had taken a strong stand against …

What is in a name, questioned Shakespeare. Aurangabad has been central to the Shiv Sena’s project to successfully recast itself from being a nativist, Mumbai-centric party claiming to uphold the cause of the Marathi manoos, to a Hindutva outfit in the 1980s. Hence, the Shiv Sena, which has seen its Hindutva credentials being questioned by the BJP after its alliance …