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Strongman with a deep grassroots connection
Nilesh Lanke's victory in Ahmednagar against Sujay Vikhe-Patil is significant in the backdrop of a long-standing feud between Sharad Pawar and the Vikhe-Patils.
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Different parties, Sainiks in key positions
Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar was Shiv Sena spokesperson. He quit the party to join the NCP and later switched to the BJP and contested assembly elections. Wadettiwar was in Shiv Sena and quit the party alongwith Nayaran Rane when the latter walked out with a bunch of MLAs to join the Congress in 2005. Though Rane later shifted to the BJP, Wadettiwar stayed on in the Congress.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Everything for those 48 Lok Sabha seats
With the next general elections barely a year away, the BJP as well as the opposition parties have begun working on permutations and combinations to bag most of these seats. What will happen with NCP? Will MVA break? What we know for sure is that the bid to win the 48 seats could cause an upheaval in the state’s politics
Updated on May 01, 2023 12:53 AM IST
CM Shinde visits affected farms in Ahmednagar district
Unseasonal rains, stormy winds and hailstorms wreaked havoc on farms causing severe damage to crops especially in Vankute village of Parner Taluka of Ahmednagar district
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:46 PM IST
Government focus on ‘direct benefit’ schemes to woo small vote banks
On the one hand, the state government led by chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is busy with politics of festivals and religious functions to woo the voters in the name of ‘Hindutva’ while on the other, it is trying to woo several small groups through schemes of direct benefit.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha