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Sharad Pawar calls opposition meeting on Tuesday, excludes Congress

While the move is not without its internal political contradictions, "much more than Narendra Modi, it is the Congress that needs to worry", said a former Congress chief minister

NCP calls for 'one nation, one policy' to tackle Covid-19 pandemic

The ruling NCP and Congress in Maharashtra on Monday hit out at the Centre over its handling of the COVID-19 situation in the country and called for 'one nation, one policy' to fight the pandemic

A sea of trouble for a CM

Uddhav Thackeray is navigating choppy waters. And while people might forgive his lapses as inexperience, second chances are rare if the lapse is misgovernance

From one crisis to another, Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is under pressure

The MVA experiment, where three unlikely partners joined forces to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power, was claimed to have created a template for similar experiments in other states

Assam and Bengal Assembly election results could stir up national politics

Whichever way the elections go, they should energise the anti-BJP parties to act concertedly. But there is no single national party that could play the sheet-anchor of a broad-based anti-BJP alliance

Govt 'absolutely stable' in Maharashtra under CM Thackeray: NCP's Patel

Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel on Sunday asserted that the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra is "absolutely stable" under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray

Anil Deshmukh: The man once wooed by Uddhav may face the axe this time

This is a fallout of the February 25 bomb scare outside Antilla, the South Mumbai residence of the Reliance chairman, Mukesh Ambani

Tiger's cub

A biography of Uddhav Thackeray does not explain the new trajectory of the Shiv Sena under a brand of leadership quite different from his charismatic father's

The twists and turns of the farm laws

While most of these need-based measures were mooted by the Swaminathan Commission, these were incorporated into the country's first-ever National Policy for Farmers, brought out by the UPA in 2007

Is BJP losing the plot in Maharashtra? Recent panchayat polls suggest so

Although the rural body elections were not fought on party symbols, going by the backing that the panel of candidates received, the MVA won a majority of the panchayats

Unfortunate that farmers have to protest for rights: NCP Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said it is the responsibility of those in power to aptly honour farmers, but unfortunately cultivators are now forced to stage protest for their rights

Sharad Pawar's Dalit-OBC outreach is a concern for Shiv Sena & Congress

The NCP is perceived as a Maratha-dominated party, but it is trying to form a social coalition, also comprising Dalits and OBCs

Athawale appeals to Sharad Pawar to join NDA, says he may get 'big' post

Ramdas Athawale said that Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar may get a "big post" in the future if he joins the NDA and said there is "no advantage" in staying with Shiv Sena

After Rajasthan failure, BJP wants to dislodge Thackeray govt: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena alleged that BJP wants to dislodge Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra by September after making an unsuccessful attempt to topple Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan

Resort politics is back: Gujarat Congress moves MLAs ahead of RS elections

On Monday, the party moved 20 MLAs to a resort in Rajasthan fearing more defections ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections due on June 19.

Explained: Maharashtra's political crisis while tackling coronavirus

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday has said that the Congress does not have a key role to play in the Maharashtra government

Handling of Covid-19 pandemic creates friction in Uddhav Thackeray govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi distanced himself and his party from the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

Covid-19: Pawar asks govt to take step to avoid repeat of Bandra incident

The former Union minister also urged political parties to desist from scoring points over each other during the ongoing crisis and asked them to defeat Covid-19 collectively

With Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, BJP bets big on experience to take on Kejriwal

Bidhuri is the most experienced among those who are in active politics in Delhi and a prominent face among the Gurjars

Top Headlines: India's economic growth to 'weaken', SC Maha verdict Tuesday

From DBS Bank on India's economic growth to Sena-NCP-Congress staking claim in Maharashtra, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day