The writer taught political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, and is chief editor of 'Studies in Indian Politics'.
April 22, 2013 00:08 IST
Speeches in poor taste are not new in Maharashtra. Ajit Pawars resort to a tested strategy speaks of a deeper malaise
April 04, 2013 00:16 IST
New strains in coalition politics may be redefining power-sharing for the future
March 08, 2013 03:57 IST
Why this years assembly elections could be the tea leaves for 2014
July 23, 2012 03:08 IST
NCPs shrunken options in Maharashtra will weigh heavy as he mulls his future in UPA
April 26, 2012 01:47 IST
The failure to construct an all-India motif has led to the return of the federalism debate
September 14, 2011 03:40 IST
Representatives are not just delegates they balance their constituencys interests with the larger public good.
August 06, 2011 00:38 IST
Is intra-party democracy more important than the party?
June 30, 2011 00:54 IST
What some call factionalism is actually healthy negotiation and deliberation the soul of intra-party democracy.
April 27, 2011 03:06 IST
So,Pune is now being represented from behind the bars,at least for a week. This distinction has been brought to the city by sitting Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi.
April 15, 2011 01:14 IST
When three-fourths of the electorate turns out to vote,what does it tell us?
March 02, 2010 22:20 IST
Pune today is a city of contrasts and frivolities
September 12, 2009 02:43 IST
Why the Congress is re-evaluating its marriage with the NCP....
March 20, 2009 23:58 IST
Are we going back to post-election alliances rather than pre-poll coalitions?
October 25, 2004 00:00 IST
Claims over the post of chief minister brought the NCP into national focus last week. But there has been little realisation of the true mean...
October 08, 2004 00:00 IST
For over half a century now, politics in Maharashtra has been known for the domination of the Maratha-Kunbi caste cluster. And because this ...
