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For the sake of Maharashtra, it’s about time the Mahayuti acted like a coalition

May 08, 2025 1:39 pm

From the seniority of the two Deputy Chief Ministers to the movement of files, from the allocation of resources to the position of guardian ministers, friction over several issues has become a hurdle for the smooth functioning of the ruling coalition

Why coalition politics is here to stay in Maharashtra

November 22, 2024 4:49 pm

For the last 34 years, no party has single-handedly formed a government in Maharashtra.

Coalition politics has made a comeback at the national stage after 10 years of a de facto one-party rule. (PTI)

NDA govt back in charge, a short history of coalition politics in India

June 17, 2024 5:02 pm

From the Samyukta Vidhayak Dal coalitions in the late ‘60s that had “anti-Congressism” as their glue to the Janata experiment and the United Front governments, coalition politics in India has a long and chequered history.

NDA government 2024 is a surplus coalition without a majority party. What will it mean for the BJP?

June 24, 2024 10:13 am

The dominant party will have to tread carefully so as not to precipitate widespread disenchantment among allies

Even with coalition government, the direction of India's economic policy is unlikely to change

June 12, 2024 9:32 am

The country’s economic history since 1991 has shown that coalition governments are good at reform and they also deliver high growth.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking oath, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)

With a coalition government for Modi 3.0, ‘abki baar, pyaar hi pyaar’

June 11, 2024 10:06 am

The time for solo photo opportunities is over. It’s time to practise saying yes — to lovers of different faiths and all genders, to varied food and cultural habits, to the marginalised marching ahead

Jawaharlal Nehru with members of the interim government in 1946. (Image source: Wikipedia )

History Headline: As Modi heads a coalition, which was India’s first such government?

June 10, 2024 12:08 pm

Coalitions at the national level came to public attention in 1977 when Morarji Desai formed the first non-Congress coalition government.

View from the left: Coalition matters

February 05, 2014 12:58 am

On the contrary, the large number of regional parties and those representing various sectional interests is only the reflection of the vast diversity of India’s social reality.