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How BJP captured western Maharashtra, won over Marathas? Devendra Fadnavis replies
2 weeks, 3 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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How Sharad Pawar lost the battle in sugar belt stronghold of Maharashtra
3 weeks, 6 days ago

How Sharad Pawar lost the battle in sugar belt stronghold of Maharashtra

India Today  

The Maharashtra Assembly elections mark a stunning downfall for Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, which recorded the lowest strike rate among the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition partners. Sharad Pawar strategically extended his influence beyond traditional politics by fielding his candidates in local elections for sugar factories, milk unions, cooperative banks, and agricultural produce market committees. In western Maharashtra, a region …

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Mahayuti sweeps western Maharashtra sugar belt; big setback for MVA
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Mahayuti sweeps western Maharashtra sugar belt; big setback for MVA

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has suffered a significant rout in the sugarcane belt of western Maharashtra, as the ruling Mahayuti alliance bagged 53 of the 70 assembly seats in the region. The Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP, emerged as a formidable force, leaving the MVA with just 12 seats in …

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RSS plays a key role in BJP-led Mahayuti’s big win in Maharashtra
1 month ago

RSS plays a key role in BJP-led Mahayuti’s big win in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: Neither the Bharatiya Janata Party nor its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has ever admitted it, but the perception was that the latter was largely absent from the summer’s Lok Sabha elections, in which the BJP-led Mahayuti won only 17 of the 48 seats in the state. Dilip Deodhar, a former senior swayamsevak and long-time RSS observer, noted …

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Assembly Election Results LIVE: Islampur, Karvir, Satara, Shahuwadi, Solapur City seats in Western Maharashtra
1 month ago

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Islampur, Karvir, Satara, Shahuwadi, Solapur City seats in Western Maharashtra

Live Mint  

The Election Commission is announcing results for Islampur, Karvir, Satara, Shahuwadi, Solapur City Central and Solapur City North seats in Western Maharashtra district of Maharashtra today. Constituency name Lead/win candidate and party name Loss/trail candidate and party name Votes Margin Islampur JAYANT RAJARAM PATIL ) NISHIKANT PRAKASH BHOSALE-PATIL 13027 Karvir CHANDRADEEP SHASHIKANT NARAKE RAHUL P. N. PATIL 1976 Satara SHIVENDRARAJE …

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Mahayuti aims to win all eight assembly seats in Pune city: Murlidhar Mohol
1 month, 1 week ago

Mahayuti aims to win all eight assembly seats in Pune city: Murlidhar Mohol

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has entrusted Pune Member of Parliament and minister of state for civil aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, with significant responsibilities in the upcoming assembly elections. BJP has entrusted Pune Member of Parliament and minister of state for civil aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, with significant responsibilities in the upcoming assembly elections. Even during the prime minister’s recent visit, his speech …

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BJP refines strategy for Western Maharashtra poll push
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP refines strategy for Western Maharashtra poll push

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s top leadership on Saturday, conducted a comprehensive review of 70 constituencies in Western Maharashtra to fine-tune the party’s campaign strategy for the upcoming assembly elections, placing an emphasis on flagship schemes to reach out to voters. The meeting included detailed discussions on booth-level management, outreach programmes, and voter targeting, aiming for a coordinated effort across the …

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Pawar aims 50 seats in Maha polls, most from sugar belt
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pawar aims 50 seats in Maha polls, most from sugar belt

Hindustan Times  

By inducting Harshavardhan Patil, 61, a key Bharatiya Janata Party leader from western Maharashtra, into his party on Monday, Sharad Pawar has effectively snuffed out recent speculation of a political rapprochement with his nephew. Pichad’s son Sandeep, the BJP MLA from Nagar-Akole constituency was defeated by Kiran Lahamate, the NCP candidate in 2019 who has since joined Ajit Pawar. One …

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Sharad Pawar fortifies his position in sugar belt, poaches leaders from BJP, nephew Ajit
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar fortifies his position in sugar belt, poaches leaders from BJP, nephew Ajit

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In an anticipated move, Harshvardhan Patil, a prominent BJP politician from Pune district, joined Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party faction on Monday. A long-standing rival of Ajit Pawar, who recently split from his uncle's party to join the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance government with a majority of NCP MLAs, Patil had set his sights on contesting from his constituency of …

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Manoj Jarange-Patil hits out at Ladki Bahin scheme
5 months ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil hits out at Ladki Bahin scheme

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who launched yet another indefinite strike in Jalna’s Antarwali Sarati on Saturday, hit out at the government on multiple fronts, one of them being the state government’s ‘CM Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, which he termed both an attempt to divert attention as well as a deliberate conspiracy. I am compelled to sit on a …

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Congress rebel wins Sangli, MVA regains control over western Maha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress rebel wins Sangli, MVA regains control over western Maha

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Congress rebel and independent candidate, Vishal Patil, has secured a historic win in a triangular fight from the Sangli parliamentary seat. Ever since the Lok Sabha polls were announced, Sangli was in the news due to seat-sharing differences between the Congress and Shiv Sena, both constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Vishal Patil, grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister, …

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Cane cutters of parched Marathwada caught in vicious migration circle
7 months, 1 week ago

Cane cutters of parched Marathwada caught in vicious migration circle

Hindustan Times  

PUNE/BEED: On the very second day of his job as a construction labourer, Avin Pandurang Sangle fell off an under-construction building in Pune and died. Thousands of cane cutters like Sangle traditionally migrate from their villages in Ahmednagar and Beed districts to the sugarcane fields of western Maharashtra to earn a livelihood. Nagorao Bandu Rathod, 42, and his wife Shobhabai …

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4TH PHASE WRAP-UP: Over 59.51% voter turnout recorded in 11 constituencies
7 months, 1 week ago

4TH PHASE WRAP-UP: Over 59.51% voter turnout recorded in 11 constituencies

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls saw 11 constituencies going to the polls on Monday—five of these in western Maharashtra and three each from North and Central Maharashtra. “As per the trends in the first three phases, we have witnessed an addition of at least 8% in the final turnout.” Of the five western Maharashtra constituencies—Pune, Maval, …

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Parbhani: Two strong candidates make this a close Lok Sabha poll fight
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Parbhani: Two strong candidates make this a close Lok Sabha poll fight

Hindustan Times  

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 …

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Vishal Patil rebels against Congress after Sena (UBT) poaches Sangli
8 months ago

Vishal Patil rebels against Congress after Sena (UBT) poaches Sangli

The Hindu  

Frustrated with Congress high command’s failure to endorse him as the candidate for the Sangli Lok Sabha seat in western Maharashtra, Vishal Patil, grandson of stalwart Congressman and late CM Vasantdada Patil, formally rebelled against the party by refusing to withdraw his nomination as an independent candidate from Sangli. Speaking to reporters today evening, Mr. Patil said he had not …

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How Sharad Pawar is fortifying Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of polls
8 months, 1 week ago

How Sharad Pawar is fortifying Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of polls

India Today  

In a big blow to the BJP in western Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Dhairyashil Mohite Patil, the nephew of former Deputy Chief Minister Vijaysinh Mohite, has quit the party and announced his decision to join the Sharad Pawar-led National Congress Party. SHARAD PAWAR BRIDGING POLITICAL DIVIDE With the Lok Sabha polls looming, Sharad Pawar has embarked on …

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​Crowded field: The Hindu Editorial on Maharashtra politics
8 months, 1 week ago

​Crowded field: The Hindu Editorial on Maharashtra politics

The Hindu  

In the extraordinary political landscape in Maharashtra, there are two factions of the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, each facing each other as part of opposing alliances around the two national parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena is set to contest 21 constituencies, the Congress 17 and the NCP 10 of the …

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Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar call the shots in MVA’s seat-sharing deal as ceding of Sangli reflects waning Congress influence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar call the shots in MVA’s seat-sharing deal as ceding of Sangli reflects waning Congress influence

The Hindu  

April 09, 2024 11:41 pm | Updated April 10, 2024 11:30 am IST - Pune As Maharashtra’s Opposition, the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, formalised its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha election after two months of parleys and wrangling on Tuesday, the deal saw Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena — a regional entity — overshadowing the Congress, a national party. …

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Prithviraj Chavan to fight LS polls from Pune or Satara? Congress explores options
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Prithviraj Chavan to fight LS polls from Pune or Satara? Congress explores options

Hindustan Times  

While the Congress workers want Prithviraj Chavan, former chief minister, to be handed Lok Sabha ticket from the Satara constituency the party is also exploring options of his candidature from Pune. For Satara Lok Sabha seat, party workers made the same demand in Western Maharashtra Congress meeting held in Pune on Tuesday at Congress Bhavan. When asked about Chavan’s candidature, …

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How Marathwada Water Grid Project could be a game changer for the drought-prone regions of Maharashtra
1 year, 3 months ago

How Marathwada Water Grid Project could be a game changer for the drought-prone regions of Maharashtra

Op India  

On 16 September 2023, the government of Maharashtra held a special cabinet meeting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the Marathwada administrative division in the state. In an interaction with the media after this meeting, Maharashtra’s chief minister Eknath Shinde said that the Marathwada Water Grid Project will be the game changer for this region and that it will bring prosperity to …

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Who is Raghunathdada Patil and why does KCR want him?
1 year, 4 months ago

Who is Raghunathdada Patil and why does KCR want him?

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrashekar Rao, whose frequent visits to Maharashtra this year have been aimed at establishing his party’s presence outside his home state, inducted peasant leader Raghunath Patil alias Raghunathdada on August 9. As Joshi had never registered the name ‘Shetkari Sanghatana’, Patil became the president of his registered organisation and this …

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Ajit Pawar is finally in the right place: Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Ajit Pawar is finally in the right place: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who shared the dais with rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during an event in Pune, said on Sunday that the rebel NCP leader was now finally seated at the right place. This was first time Mr. Shah, who holds the Cooperation portfolio, shared the stage with Mr. Pawar …

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Analysis | With Ajit Pawar as a ‘Trojan horse’, BJP seeks to storm Baramati and Maharashtra’s sugar heartland
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis | With Ajit Pawar as a ‘Trojan horse’, BJP seeks to storm Baramati and Maharashtra’s sugar heartland

The Hindu  

For several years, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s efforts to storm Sharad Pawar’s citadel of Baramati and politically dominate the sugar heartland of western Maharashtra have come unstuck. However, in using Mr. Sharad Pawar’s nephew, Ajit Pawar and his splinter NCP faction, as the ‘Trojan horse’ to breach the 82-year-old NCP patriarch’s bastion, the BJP sees a fair chance in dominating …

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What transpired behind Sharad Pawar’s resignation drama and comeback
1 year, 7 months ago

What transpired behind Sharad Pawar’s resignation drama and comeback

The Hindu  

Published : May 18, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ It was not the usual storm in a teacup this time when octogenarian Sharad Pawar stepped down as chief of the Nationalist Congress Party on May 2, causing a predictable uproar in Maharashtra’s political circles. In the revised edition of his autobiography, Pawar refers to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav …

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