Sunday, Sep 25, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Zeeshan Shaikh
Zeeshan Shaikh is Associate Editor heading the Mumbai reporting team. He covers Maharashtra politics and minority issues. He tweets @zeeshansahafi
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Sena to Congress to BJP to demolition: Climber Narayan Rane hits another bump
Rane's long reign in the Sena ended with Uddhav's rise. He has never settled since, and the BMC hammer threatening his eight-storey house is just the latest chapter
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Newsmaker | Being Abdul Sattar: Importance of the only Muslim face in Shinde-BJP govt
The Sillod MLA was included in Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday even though his daughters’ names surfaced in a scam the day before.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Why BJP’s U-turn on Sanjay Rathod for minister: Need for a Vidarbha face
The BJP had held a series of rallies when the Uddhav Thackeray Sena was in power, demanding Sanjay Rathod's expulsion from then government, over alleged links with the suicide of a 22-year-old woman in Pune.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Key mover behind MVA, BJP detractor Sanjay Raut now under ED glare
He is now at the centre of the ED investigation into alleged irregularities in a chawl redevelopment project at Mumbai’s Goregaon area. Raut has claimed that the raids were being conducted out of “political vendetta”.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Maharashtra politics moves to BMC ground: Milind Deora takes swipe at Sena, gets Fadnavis support
Deora writes to CM Shinde over increase in wards, basis for their reservation, says against spirit of free, fair polls
Fri, Jul 15, 2022
The Sunday Profile: At T-junction
Uddhav Thackeray tried one way of running Sena and failed. As the loss drives him more into the arms of his family, what went wrong for Sena’s ‘moderate’ face and what lies ahead as Uddhav faces rebels and a pumped-up BJP
Mon, Jul 04, 2022
Chronicle of Sena-BJP disaffection: How the former allies grew apart
The alliance worked so long as the Thackerays had the upper hand. But things changed once the power balance shifted towards BJP, starting in 2009.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
Shinde new Maharashtra CM, Fadnavis deputy in last-minute twist in script
Eknath Shinde became the 20th Chief Minister of the state a day after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray resigned as CM ahead of a floor test, bringing to an end the 31-month rule of his Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
Maharashtra: After Eknath Shinde announced as CM, Nadda says Fadnavis will be deputy CM
Earlier, Fadnavis had said he would not be a part of the Shinde-led ministry, but would offer every support from outside.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Newsmaker | Eknath Shinde: No. 2 after the Thackerays, backer of BJP, MVA’s ‘weakest link’ deals it final blow
In this crisis, two other qualities helped Shinde prevail: the fact that he has the loyalty of many party MLAs for being an accessible leader – especially when appointment at Matoshree got tough – and being generous with economic largesse.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
Uddhav Thackeray resigns ahead of floor test, BJP set to return with Sena rebels
Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hopes to be back in power with the help of 39 Shiv Sena rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, independents and legislators of smaller parties.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Udaipur killers and Da’wat-e-Islami: the group, its ideology and its growth
The Rajasthan police have linked one of the two who killed a tailor in Udaipur to the Da’wat-e-Islami. The group in India, based in Mumbai, is a breakaway Sunni group and has no links to the DeI Pakistan.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
Explained: Why has the Maharashtra government renamed Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar?
The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government, in a last decision, cleared a proposal to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv. Why have these cities been renamed?
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
Uddhav Thackeray govt’s last major decision: The renaming of two major cities, and why
Faced with a vote of confidence set to take place on Thursday, the renaming was clearly a bid by the Sena to burnish its Hindutva credentials in what may be its last major decision in the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Back in limelight, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and his constant run-ins with MVA govt
The constant face-off between the MVA government and Governor has also resulted in the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's post being vacant now for more than a year, since Nana Patole resigned in February 2021 to take over as the state Congress president.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Maharashtra cabinet to decide on renaming Aurangabad city to Sambhaji Nagar: Anil Parab
“In today's cabinet, I have raised the issue of renaming Aurangabad city to Sambhaji Nagar. A resolution to this effect will be discussed in the next cabinet meeting that will be held on Wednesday,” minister Anil Parab said after the cabinet meeting Tuesday.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
‘Agent provocateur out to finish Sena’: Rebels hit back at Sanjay Raut
On Monday, the rebel camp stated that since 2014, when the Sena and the BJP came together after a rift, Raut had been “spraying vitriol” on the BJP government at the Centre.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
Basking in spotlight: Narhari Zirwal, the Deputy Speaker and Maharashtra drama lead player
Zirwal was said to be taking a swipe at the Opposition BJP benches on the left of the Chair in the Maharashtra Assembly. His witty remark had then however evoked guffaws and bench-thumping from the BJP MLAs present in the House.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
Rebel Sena leaders, MLAs in Eknath Shinde camp facing ED, IT heat: Sarnaik, Jadhav, Gawali
A minute-long video released by the Shinde group on Wednesday showed three-time Sena MLA from Ovala-majiwada, Pratap Sarnaik, calling for strict action against those who are against the rebel group.
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Out of touch with MLAs, lacklustre in administration, how Uddhav Thackeray lost the plot
Uddhav Thackeray has failed to gauge the uneasiness regarding the alliance with the Congress-NCP. Many felt the alliance was inimical to the Shiv Sena's own political growth, with the consequent moulding into a less-strident Hindutva seen as ceding space to the BJP.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Eknath Shinde ko gussa kyun aata hai: Sidelined by Thackerays in Sena, govt, No. 2 turns a rebel
The emergence of Aaditya Thackeray, who is also the Yuva Sena president, and his bid to groom the party's youth wing leaders like Varun Sardesai also upset Eknath Shinde. Once deemed to be the tallest leader in the party after the Thackerays, the rise of younger leaders in its ranks is said to have rankled Shinde.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Newsmaker | Eknath Shinde: No. 2 after the Thackerays, backer of BJP, MVA’s ‘weakest link’ could have dealt final blow
According to party sources, the final straw for Eknath Shinde might have been the Shiv Sena's decision to override his suggestion that the party contest the Thane Municipal Corporation polls alone.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Major embarrassment for Congress as its preferred Dalit candidate loses Maharashtra Legislative Council poll
The Congress had fielded two candidates in the Legislative Council elections in spite of having numbers to ensure the victory of only one.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Tribal and Dalit faces to richest candidate: 11 in the fray for 10 Maharashtra MLC seats
Eleven candidates -- five from the BJP and six from the MVA -- are in the fray for the 10 seats that are up for grabs. Check out who's contesting.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Sharad Pawar as a Presidential candidate? Amid Oppn chorus, the unenthused stalwart
The NCP chief's pragmatic politics, coupled with his pro-reforms agenda, has put him in a different league in national politics leading to even Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him his “political guru”.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022