देवेंद्र से ‘देवा भाऊ’ तक… निकाय चुनाव की जीत से महाराष्ट्र की सियासत के धुरंधर बने फडणवीस

देवेंद्र से ‘देवा भाऊ’ तक… निकाय चुनाव की जीत से महाराष्ट्र की सियासत के धुरंधर बने फडणवीस

Nothing surprising has emerged in the results of the municipal elections held in Maharashtra. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance has registered major victories in most of the 29 municipal corporations in which elections were held on Saturday. With this, Mahayuti has again gained control over almost the entire governance system of the state, from…

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People accepted development, rejected emotional issues: Eknath Shinde on BMC win

People accepted development, rejected emotional issues: Eknath Shinde on BMC win

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thanked the people of Mumbai for Mahayuti alliance’s historic victory in the BMC election. He attributed the success to a focus on infrastructure and development over emotional issues. He emphasised that ‘People want development’ and have rejected ‘anti-development’ agendas and corruption. The BJP-led Mahayuti…

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Video | Maximum City, Maximum Politics: Identity Dominates Mumbai Polls

Video | Maximum City, Maximum Politics: Identity Dominates Mumbai Polls

As campaigning ends for the high-voltage BMC and other municipal elections in Maharashtra, Mumbai once again finds itself at the centre of a charged political debate over identity and belonging. While the city’s streets reflect its plural, multicultural character-celebrating festivals like Lohri, Pongal and Ugadi-the political narrative has framed the election as a battle over…

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कैसे एक कार्टून के दम पर बाल ठाकरे ने 60 के दशक में ‘मराठी मानुस’ वोट बैंक खड़ा कर दिया

कैसे एक कार्टून के दम पर बाल ठाकरे ने 60 के दशक में ‘मराठी मानुस’ वोट बैंक खड़ा कर दिया

Before the BMC elections, the Thackeray brothers have tried to run a similar narrative in the name of Mumbai, which was started by senior Thackeray in the 60s. Balasaheb Thackeray had then started a political movement in the name of Marathi Manus, and Uddhav Thackeray and Bal Thackeray are contesting the BMC elections together on…

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