Senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse quitting the party and joining the NCP is important for politics beyond immediate electoral gains or losses in Maharashtra. It has generated a discourse on the future of OBCs in the saffron party in the state. Its the first visible hole in the BJP’s umbrella of social engineering. Ekanath Khadse’s …
The game of wait, watch and do little is being played in the political theatre of Maharashtra. There is a poignant political pause in Maharashtra. The ruling alliance appears unwilling to set a governance agenda. The powerful opposition, in the form of the BJP, is in no hurry to return to power. The lack of …
Amit Shah’s eye continues to be fixed on Maharashtra. But there are three reasons why the BJP is likely to allow the Uddhav Thackeray-led government to continue. Parimal Maya Sudhakar explains. Will he? Won’t he? Certainly, he will! BJP’s Mission Man and India’s powerful home minister, Amit Shah, will not stop trying until the Maharashtra …
The NCP has made a strong comeback in Pune district while denting the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Nashik district. The message from these verdicts is loud and clear – Prime Minister Modi’s speeches are no longer a game-changer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted 9 election rallies in Maharashtra. All the locations were carefully chosen with …
