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Heirs from famous Political Dynasties: Shreejaya Ashok Chavan

Samriti DhatwaliaOctober 13, 20250

Shreejaya’s Debut in Politics  What made her debut particularly significant was the context. Earlier that year, her father Ashok Chavan made a surprising political move—he left the Indian National Congress, the party his family had served for generations, and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The decision sent ripples across Maharashtra’s political circles. For Shreejaya, it meant carrying the burden of both legacy and transition. She had to introduce herself to the electorate not merely as Ashok Chavan’s daughter, but as a new representative under a different political banner. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the family’s party switch, Shreejaya contested as a BJP candidate and went on to secure a resounding victory from Bhokar, defeating Congress candidate Tirupati Kondhek

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Are Political Parties In Maharashtra Treating Voters Fairly?

Sayani ChakrabortyOctober 19, 20220

The BJP has pulled their candidate from the upcoming by-election in Andheri, Maharashtra. It's the first major election in the state since the MVA administration fell because to infighting within the Shiv Sena. As a result of the BJP's vote, the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena's nominee, Rutuja Latke, is virtually certain of victory. Ramesh Latke, the victor of the last election, has passed away, necessitating a by-election. BJP withdrew their candidate after being publicly lobbied by rival political parties to do so. The reason for this is that it is the political custom in Maharashtra to provide uncontested victories to the surviving relatives of candidates who have passed away. There is a catch here. Among the lawmakers that asked the BJP to withdraw its candidate was Sh...

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BJP Has More Cards In Its Hand Than Uddhav Has In Maha BMC Showdown

Sayani ChakrabortyOctober 7, 20220

Large audiences during Dussehra rallies held by Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions served as a teaser for the main event, the BMC elections. It is estimated that Shinde has the backing of 40 or more MLAs and more than a dozen MPs. How much influence does he actually have on the cadre, though? Shinde needed to demonstrate his credibility by performing well in Mumbai, which is considered Thackeray territory. Now the two camps can only hope they score well in the only test that matters: the polls. In 2017, Shiv Sena narrowly defeated the BJP for control of BMC, with a final score of 84 to 82. That was proof of how far the BJP had come in Mumbai. The Sena's internal strife may have given the BJP a greater opportunity to seize control of India's wealthiest local gove...

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India To Get Country’s First Under Sea Bullet Train Soon, Read To Know More About The Tunnel And Project!!

Gunjan ChaudharySeptember 24, 20220

The work of speeding up the bullet train project is going on in India. Under this, the country's first under Sea ton will be made to run bullet trains. In this tunnel built under the sea, the train will be able to run at a speed of 300 kmph and the length of this tunnel will be 21 kilometers, with seven kilometers of under the sea. The National High Spilated Railway Corporation (NHSRCL) has asked for bids for its construction. Let us tell you last year in November, the corporation had also proposed the tender for the construction of underground tunnels, but it was canceled citing administrative reasons. The tunnel will be constructed for cake connecting underground stations of Bandra-Kurla Complex and Shilfata in Thane district of Maharashtra. According to the tender document drawn for ...

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States Compete For Industrial Investment, Just Handful Emerge As Victorious

Sayani ChakrabortySeptember 15, 20220

There have been loud political battles in Mumbai since Maharashtra lost the Rs 1.54 lakh crore Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project to Gujarat. This, however, is smart politics. Such politics puts pressure on state governments to actively pursue private investment. Having employment, investment, and living standards become regular top-list concerns in party debates and voter attention will be even better for the political system. The PM's remarks sparked a national discussion over rival promises of freebies, which is the worst type of politics because, if freebies dominate policy thought in the present, the future would necessarily be dark. The good news is that certain governments are competing for high-stakes international investment despite freebie politics, and they are doing s...

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It’s Maha Time: Next Important Test For BJP-Shinde Will Be Municipal Elections

Sayani ChakrabortyAugust 17, 20220

It took six weeks of discussions, but the BJP has secured crucial positions in Maharashtra's newly expanded government. Though nine ministers were sworn in from both parties, the BJP has received the more prestigious ministries due to its larger majority in the legislature. Devendra Fadnavis, the state of Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, is a strong figure in the state's government. As most of the BJP's portfolios were handled by NCP and Congress in the MVA government, the 40-MLA Eknath Shinde faction might take solace in the fact that a certain equilibrium continues. However, the Shiv Sena has been weakened and fractured as a result of their continued time in office. There will be grumbling even within the BJP, as most ministers have been given far smaller portfolios than th...

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Digging Deep To Dissect The Colossal Chaos In Maharashtra

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 15, 20220

The BJP-Shiv Sena combo won India's 2019 parliamentary and Maharashtra state legislature elections. Every seat has a poster of Narendra Modi or Devendra Fadnavis. Both parties' candidates lauded the double-engine sarkar's quick expansion, iron-fisted law and order, and focus on Hindu nationalism. Even Uddhav Thackeray attended rallies where the BJP's national leadership promised that Modi and Fadnavis will rule the government if Maharashtra was re-elected. Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi, and Sanjay Raut urged Uddhav Thackeray to forge an artificial coalition with the NCP and Congress. Thackeray's NCP and Congress allies rapidly took control, leaving Thackeray and his son Aaditya as bystanders. Maharashtra had three years of NCP-Congress governance before 2014, and it saw frequent ter...

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Enforcement Direction Of Eknath And Devendra Promises ‘Rule, Not Raid’

Agamapar ChadhaJuly 9, 20220

The newly assumed Maharashtrian Chief Minister Eknath Shinde won the critically important confident vote in the state assembly after rebelling and being placed in the seat by BJP's "E.D." was a cry rallied by the opposition benched according to C.M. Devendra Fadnavis. He Reciprocated this response with, "It is true the new government is formed by E.D., which stands for Eknath and Devendra." The BJP leader took a swing at Ex-C.M. Uddhav Thackeray by hitting at the alleged witness of a "deficit of leadership availability" in Maharashtra in recent years. Fadnavis added, "But, there are two leaders in the House (Shinde and himself), who will always be available for people," Shinde stated that he will forever be a 'Sanik' of the Shiv Sena and will not combine vendetta and politics. Wi

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Anti-Defection Statute Is Ineffective In Times Of Crises; It Should Be Repealed

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 4, 20220

Maharashtra's anti-defection statute has again come to the fore in the recent political upheavals in the state. There are a number of issues to be resolved. While a no-confidence vote is being considered, may the Speaker (or in his absence, the Deputy Speaker) rule on a petition for disqualification of the current Speaker? Is it possible for the Supreme Court to examine the judgement before it is made? If two-thirds of the party's MLAs choose to break away from the party's leadership, would they have to unite with another party to avoid being disqualified from the election? As a first step, we must address the core source of these problems and abolish the anti-defection statute. In a nutshell, the anti-defection rule, also known as the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, prohibits MPs a...

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Maha Politics: BJP’s Move To Make Shinde CM Is More Troubling To Uddhav Than His Resignation

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 1, 20220

The BJP showed its tactical prowess by appointing Eknath Shinde as Maharashtra CM. The BJP's mistake in 2019 was to play the position of a big brother too aggressively, and that cost them, Shiv Sena, as a partner. With Devendra Fadnavis as Shinde's deputy, the larger Sena group has returned to the NDA with a courteous re-entry. Having a Maratha Sainik as the CM would lessen the sting of the charges of treachery levelled by Thackeray's father and son. Furthermore, deputy CM Shinde has a higher chance of wooing supporters of the Uddhav faction than CM Shinde. Shinde, in contrast to Uddhav, may be less difficult for BJP to deal with since he never forgave the party for lowering Sena to its junior partner. The CM is Shinde, although the BJP is expected to retain a large number of critic...

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Call For Ban On Widowhood In Villages Of Maharashtra: Rural Development Department

Arpita SarkarMay 23, 20220

Breaking the boundaries of conservatism, an initiative was taken to ban the practice of widowhood in the province of Savitribai Phul. Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Musharraf has called on all Gram Panchayats in the state for this. In this case, he gave the example of Herwar village in Kolapur. A circular in this regard was issued at the Rural Development Department last Tuesday. After that, an official statement has been issued on behalf of the department. The CEO of the District Council has been given the responsibility to implement this circular. No punishment has been provided for disobeying the circular. However, emphasis has been laid on raising awareness in this regard. The CEO will be assisted in this task by all the Gram Panchayat officials under him. Mi...

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Forest Fires Increased In Past 20 Years: Council on Energy, Environment and Water Raises Serious Concerns

Pooja YadavApril 12, 20220

A study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that within the past 20 years the intensity and frequency of forest fires, moreover as a rise within the number of months during which forest fires occur, have increased. The study titled ‘Managing Forest Fires in an exceedingly Changing Climate’ found that within the past 20 years there has been a ten-fold increase in forest fires. The study has also found that over 62% of the states in India are at risk of high-intensity forest fires. Significant and potential forest fires, within the last month, are reported in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan. The recent Sariska Tiger Reserve fire in Rajasthan was also reported to be unseasonal, with high temperatures causing the fireplace to spread. ...

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