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A long year and the deep desire for change

India is about to complete one full year of the second term of the Modi government. It has already felt like the longest political year of the present era. In September 2018, the Union Human Resource Development Ministry issued a circular that demanded that all education institutes must celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Indian …

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Political malice in the time of coronavirus

While schools, colleges, examinations, business meetings, social and cultural gatherings are cancelled or postponed, the horse-trading of MLAs continues in Madhya Pradesh. While the medical practitioners and sanitation workers are courageously battling to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus, a recently retired Chief Justice of India took his oath as a Rajya Sabha member. .In …

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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019- Opinion Poll

The 15th batch of MPG programme has conducted a state-wide opinion poll in Maharashtra in the last week of August. This study was carried out across 30 Vidhan Sabha constituencies by means of field visits by a team of two/three students per constituency. Election study workshop of two-days was conducted to prepare students for the …

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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 Opinion Poll-2 October 2019

The School of Government has conducted a state-wide opinion poll in Maharashtra from 9th October to 15th October 2019. This study was carried out across 50 Vidhan Sabha constituencies by means of field visits by a team of two/three students per constituency. The minimum sample size was 100 per constituency. The questionnaire had 17 questions …

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For the Congress to survive, the old guard has to go

The Congress’ very future is at stake. If the party is serious about resurrecting itself, it has to summarily axe the old-timers. There is no time to waste The Indian National Congress’ manifesto for the 2019 election was titled ‘We Will Deliver’. Today, it’s more a question of “’Who Will Deliver’ for the Congress party?”. …

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Fadnavis, The New Power in Maharashtra’s Politics

For Maharashtra, it is a historic moment to proclaim that Pawar’s politics is dead, long live Pawar’s politics! The last session of the Maharashtra assembly under the stewardship of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is almost over now. Mr Fadanvis, a flamboyant RSS worker, is going to be the second person in Maharashtra’s political history to …

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Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Future of Party System, Electioneering and National Governance

In a timely intervention, MITWPU School of Government has organized this national conference to deliberate upon the results of Lok Sabha election 2019. The outcome of the election is significant for more than one ways. BJP’s emphatic victory has raised questions about future of party system in India as there seems to be no countrywide …

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It’s Advantage Congress In The First Phase In Maharashtra

The shift of the OBC Kunabis to the Congress, alongside tribal, Dalit and Muslim support, makes Vidarbha a tough battle for the BJP Powerful Union Minister and former President of BJP Nitin Gadkari may just scrape through on his Nagpur Lok Sabha seat. However, the last minute buildup against him indicates the waning of the …

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Making sense of Maharashtra’s political churn

Brewing unrest among intellectuals, Dalits and farmers can be electorally potent only if there is a closing of ranks Politics in Maharashtra is poised for a major churning in the near future. Social unrest is combined with the vacuum of politics, if not a political vacuum, throughout the state. No wonder that bitter partners of …

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