Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) The Congress party’s move to nominate Akash Vishwanath More against NCP candidate and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati Assembly bypoll scheduled for April 23 stems from a mix of ideological positioning and a perceived lack of communication within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Even though a large section of the Congress party believes that the contest is symbolic, they have argued that the party must maintain its stance against the NCP-BJP allia…
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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Medium Term Fiscal Policy (MTFP) statement for 2026-27 presents a picture of a state trying to outpace a rising debt burden through aggressive infrastructure spending.Although the headline figures suggest fiscal discipline, the underlying numbers indicate mounting long-term pressures. The document, released after the state Budget, shows that the state’s discretionary fiscal space is shrinking rapidly.Combined spending on salaries of Rs 1,75,951 crore, pen…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The untimely death of a dynamic leader, the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Ajit Pawar, has left a void in the state’s politics and given rise to countless questions about the future course of action. Issues such as party leadership, the NCP’s position in the government, and the merger between the Ajit faction and the NCP headed by his uncle and Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar are being debated now.It is unlikely that Sharad Pawar will become a member of …
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15 draw closer, the political contest for Mumbai has sharply intensified.The Thackeray cousins — Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray — on Sunday released a joint Vachan Nama (manifesto), signalling a rare show of unity. In response, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled an “Aarop Patra” (charge sheet), alleging large-scale corruption during the Thackeray-led administration’s …
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) The results of the 2025 Maharashtra Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections have triggered a seismic shift in the state’s political landscape. The ruling Mahayuti alliance — comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and the NCP (Ajit Pawar) — has recorded a decisive, near-landslide victory, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has slipped into a serious crisis of relevance, particularly in semi-urban and rural areas.Widely seen as a barometer of the Ass…