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Girish Kuber
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On Maratha quota, Jarange has won the same assurance again. It’s nearly impossible for government to concedeSubscriber Only
September 06,2025 15:56:55 PM
Why does the BJP find it difficult to offer the community what it wants? The answer lies in the party’s political base
Tue, Sep 09, 2025
Maharashtra politics has let down Marathi-speaking peopleSubscriber Only
July 05,2025 06:52:15 AM
Opposition mobilisation on language issue today recalls political moment 70 years ago, with BJP replacing Congress at Centre
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
A question mark hangs over Raj Thackeray and MNS’s futureSubscriber Only
April 08,2025 07:45:34 AM
Raj has little space today in either the overcrowded Hindutva camp or in the domain of linguistic regional politics
Tue, Apr 08, 2025
A tough test for Devendra FadnavisSubscriber Only
March 10,2025 07:48:28 AM
Mere months after a historic mandate, bickering between the three Mahayuti partners and recent scandals have impacted the efficiency of the Maharashtra government.
Mon, Mar 10, 2025
CM Devendra Fadnavis must answer disgruntled MaharashtriansSubscriber Only
December 24,2024 07:04:43 AM
Crumbling finances, a dissipated industrial atmosphere, and a fragmented polity. The newly-elected Maharashtra government led by BJP’s Fadnavis has a lot to accomplish to remain in power - and a lot of disgruntled Maharashtrians to answer to.
Tue, Dec 24, 2024
The 3 Cs that helped BJP win MaharashtraSubscriber Only
November 23,2024 14:46:36 PM
Overcoming farmer distress due to falling crop prices, the combination of cash, caste and communalism helped the BJP, along with Mahayuti allies — Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP — romp home to victory. The question now is whether the BJP will let the chief ministership out of its hands
Mon, Nov 25, 2024
Ajaz Ashraf’s Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste exposes the machinations that put 16 activists in jail without implicating evidenceSubscriber Only
October 27,2024 05:30:16 AM
The book explains “Brahminism’s wrath against dreamers of equality”. Its reportage-style writing untangles the state agencies’ conspiracy theories with ease
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
On November 20, it’s Maharashtra vs MaharashtraSubscriber Only
October 15,2024 19:41:07 PM
The assembly election will test all the innovative ways in which social engineering is being used to fight political battles. Notwithstanding the outcome, however, it will be difficult to ignore the social divide that is not only out in the open, but is also being encouraged and used by both the ruling alliance and the Opposition.
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
How Maharashtra went from pioneer in governance to a mere copycatSubscriber Only
July 09,2024 10:54:42 AM
Once, Maharashtra’s political class displayed social, political and economic ingenuity. Sadly, this is now a thing of the past
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Why INDIA won Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar’s ‘politics of inclusion’ beat BJP’s remote controlSubscriber Only
June 08,2024 07:54:55 AM
The NDA’s notable failure is a stark reminder of the perils of managing states and state leaders’ aspirations by remote control
Sat, Jun 08, 2024
Exit polls 2024: Why Maharashtra proved to be a tough battlegroundSubscriber Only
June 02,2024 16:50:32 PM
In 2019, BJP-led NDA, which included the undivided Shiv Sena, won decisively in the western state. In 2024, exit polls paint a picture that isn’t quite so clear
Sat, Jun 08, 2024
Girish Kuber writes: Why Maharashtra worries the BJPSubscriber Only
May 05,2024 15:49:15 PM
The number of visits made by the PM to the state indicate how little faith the national leadership has in the state-level leaders to navigate the many challenges before them, not least of which are their allies
Mon, May 06, 2024
In Maharashtra, BJP is challenged by its own machinationsSubscriber Only
March 31,2024 14:55:29 PM
The party's attempts to cut NCP and Shiv Sena down to size have unleashed a storm it may find hard to control
Mon, Apr 01, 2024
BJP imports leaders, exports confidence? What Ashok Chavan’s move says about the saffron party’s insecuritiesSubscriber Only
February 13,2024 18:12:29 PM
The BJP needs Maharashtra to retain its strength in Parliament. With 48 seats — second only to Uttar Pradesh, which has 80 seats — the western state has been making the BJP nervous since the 2019 assembly elections when it failed to get a majority on its own
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Girish Kuber writes | OBC reservation for Marathas: Did BJP underestimate Eknath Shinde?Subscriber Only
January 30,2024 07:10:00 AM
Shinde's promise to give Marathas a share of the OBC reservation pie has angered the latter and the BJP leadership. It is certainly easier to make such a commitment than to implement it
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
Eknath Shinde, the ‘real’ Shiv Sena and a new Maharashtra modelSubscriber Only
January 12,2024 08:04:43 AM
It would seem that Speaker Narwekar is either unmindful of the Court’s view or wants to ignore it for reasons not difficult to guess. His decision could be the perfect opportunity for the courts to walk the talk
Fri, Jan 12, 2024
In Maratha reservation issue, BJP is playing with fireSubscriber Only
November 03,2023 05:10:10 AM
Whichever way the reservation question is settled, Maharashtra will never be the same again
Fri, Nov 03, 2023
Girish Kuber writes on Maharashtra drama: BJP’s strategy is Pawar vs PawarSubscriber Only
July 03,2023 19:39:06 PM
In its quest to control Maharashtra, BJP's latest move is simple: Get Pawar Jr to beat Pawar Sr
Sun, Jul 09, 2023
SC verdict on Maharashtra political crisis: The apex court draws red linesSubscriber Only
May 11,2023 18:55:09 PM
Judgment poses no immediate danger to Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government. But it makes a hostile takeover of state governments with active gubernatorial support more difficult
Fri, May 12, 2023
Sharad Pawar kills many birds with one stone, yet againSubscriber Only
May 03,2023 07:34:56 AM
Girish Kuber writes: Taking NCP out of Pawar can be akin to taking Tata out of JRD or Ratan. Here onwards his position will be like that of ‘chairman emeritus’.
Thu, May 04, 2023
Girish Kuber writes: Election Commission’s endorsement of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena may hurt the BJP more than it helpsSubscriber Only
February 19,2023 19:07:58 PM
Eknath Shinde and his faction may well end up as an albatross around BJP's neck: EC's decision could unite Opposition further, increase rifts within the ruling faction
Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Girish Kuber writes: Both Congress in criticising him, and BJP in owning him, take a partial and blinkered view of VD SavarkarSubscriber Only
November 18,2022 19:39:44 PM
By critiquing Savarkar for clemency petitions, Congress tries to run down one of the leading freedom fighters. The BJP, on the other hand, takes a restrictive view of Savarkar by obliterating the rationalist in him.
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Maharashtra loses Tata-Airbus JV to Gujarat: BJP’s stand is fraught with political riskSubscriber Only
October 29,2022 18:39:36 PM
In trying to win over Gujarat, it may end up helping the opposition in Maharashtra
Wed, Nov 02, 2022
The question at Vijayadashami rallies in Maharashtra: Who moved my Hindutva?Subscriber Only
October 06,2022 18:34:53 PM
Girish Kuber writes: Both rallies underlined the same point — the political narrative revolves around one party: The BJP
Fri, Oct 07, 2022
In Maharashtra’s loss of Vedanta-Foxconn project to Gujarat, ‘double engine’ sarkar beliedSubscriber Only
September 15,2022 18:13:38 PM
Girish Kuber writes: Maharashtra's repeated loss of projects to Gujarat appears to indicate Centre's preference, damage to federal structure
Fri, Sep 16, 2022Journalism of Courage
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