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More hate, more votes? Maharashtra’s voters on how they’re impacted by hate speech

In March 2022, a Ram Navami rally passed peacefully through the Muslim-dominated area of Kiradpura in Aurangabad, now Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where a Ram temple is located. Some Muslim shopkeepers and associations distributed sharbat to the hundreds of people walking by in the heat.

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Did not get opportunity to lead party as I am not Sharad Pawar’s son: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar discusses political opportunities, new leadership, and past alliances with BJP and Shiv Sena.

The Hindu

BJP is confident about winning over 400 seats: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal campaigns for Lok Sabha election 2024, confident of BJP clean sweep in Maharashtra.

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A sob story: On onion exports

It is no surprise that the conditional freeing up of onion exports comes just before Maharashtra’s onion farming hubs vote

The Hindu

Sharad Pawar’s ‘regional parties merge with Congress’ remark meets with approval from Maharashtra Congress

Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) faction may merge with Congress, sparking speculation of regional parties aligning with Congress.

The Hindu

Renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad | Bombay High Court validates Maharashtra government’s notifications

Bombay High Court upholds Maharashtra government's renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad, dismissing challenges against the name changes.

The Hindu

Tensions rule high in Maharashtra; man stabbed to death

2024 Lok Sabha polls: 11 keenly contested seats in Maharashtra witnessed a voter turnout of 61.44% in the third phase

The Hindu

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Fadnavis accuses Wadettiwar of speaking language of Pakistan, questions Uddhav’s silence

Maharashtra Deputy CM accuses Congress leader of echoing Pakistan's rhetoric, questions Shiv Sena's silence, and BJP gains MP in Palghar.

The Hindu

Naseem Khan back as star campaigner for Congress after Rahul Gandhi’s assurance

Former Maharashtra minister Mohammed Arif ‘Naseem’ Khan rescinds resignation from Congress campaign committee after meeting Rahul Gandhi.

The Hindu

Budgets and Bills passed with little deliberation

Madhya Pradesh passed 85% of its Budget without discussion in 2023 followed by Kerala and Jharkhand

The Hindu

High Court stays notification giving conditional exemption from 25% RTE quota to private unaided schools

Bombay High Court stays Maharashtra government notification exempting private schools from RTE quota within 1km of government schools

The Hindu

Maharashtra Assembly elections, not Lok Sabha polls, will settle political scores

The horizon being gazed at by political parties in Maharashtra is the more local war for the State, which began after the last Assembly polls in 2019, when the then-united Shiv Sena walked out of the Mahayuthi or NDA in the State and formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government

The Hindu

Cost of meals rose by 71% in five years, salaries by just 37%: Data

This disparity means that households with regular salaried people might be cutting back on spending on non-essential items or luxury products

The Hindu

Congress leader Wadettiwar claims ex-ATS chief Karkare was killed by policeman linked to RSS and not Kasab

Congressman Vijay Wadettiwar stirred a hornet’s nest after he alleged that a police officer affiliated to the RSS, and not terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, had killed former State Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare

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Army chopper makes precautionary landing in Maharashtra's Sangli; no casualty

Indian Army helicopter makes precautionary landing in Sangli, Maharashtra due to technical issue, no casualties reported.

The Hindu

Two descendants of Chhatrapati Shivaji gear up for electoral battle in third phase in western Maharashtra

Descendants of Maratha warrior king Shivaji, Shahu Chhatrapati and Udayanraje Bhosale, contest Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.

The Hindu

Shinde, Ajit Pawar are political Agniveers who will be jobless within three months: Congress leader

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and his deputy, Ajit Pawar, are the “political Agniveers”: Chennithala

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LS Elections: Drugs worth Rs 28 crore seized in Thane since poll code implementation

In view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the poll authorities in Maharashtra's Thane district have seized drugs worth around Rs 28 crore in one-and-a-half months. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ajit Pawar says he should have split away from Sharad Pawar in 2004 when NCP ceded CM post to Congress

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he should have parted ways with his uncle Sharad Pawar in 2004 itself when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) gave up its claim

The Hindu

Chopper crashes while landing in Raigad; was to fly Uddhav Sena leader Sushma Andhare

Helicopter crash in Mahad, Maharashtra injures pilot flying Shiv Sena leader; incident occurred while landing at temporary helipad.

The Hindu

BJP workers resign over naming of Sena man for Thane seat

BJP workers resign over Shiv Sena's Thane candidate nomination, causing dissent within the party in Maharashtra.

The Hindu

Guarantee cards: Congress’ gateway to voters’ minds

Congress workers in Maharashtra use guarantee cards to engage voters and counter BJP attacks on manifesto effectively.

The Hindu

It is extremely loud and incredibly close in Baramati as ‘Pawar’s People’ battle it out for supremacy

As Sharad Pawar rattles sabres with his nephew, Ajit Pawar, for control of Baramati and the NCP, the paterfamilias of the Pawar clan and Maharashtra’s politics faces the toughest contest of his life.

The Hindu

Lad claims Joshi insulted Kannadigas by inviting Shinde for poll campaigning

Labour Minister Santosh Lad accuses Union Minister Pralhad Joshi of insulting Kannadigas by inviting Maharashtra CM for election campaign.

The Hindu

Watch | ‘Maharashtra politics has lost its class and standards’: Eknath Khadse

A video interview with Eknath Khadse, former Maharashtra minister, who has announced his intention to rejoin the BJP

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