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Kokate ouster huge setback for NCP, Ajit had no cards left to play

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- There was no sparing Manikrao Kokate - Ajit Pawar was simply out of chips, for now. As a result, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by him has suffered the embarrassment of ha... Read More


Why Manikrao Kokate kept getting second chances

India, Dec. 18 -- Time could be running out for Manikrao Kokate, a politician with an almost enviable knack for stirring controversies - and surviving them. After demeaning his office, insulting farm... Read More


Why Manikrao Kokate kept getting second chances

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- Time could be running out for Manikrao Kokate, a politician with an almost enviable knack for stirring controversies - and surviving them. After demeaning his office, insulting farm... Read More


One controversy too many for errant Kokate?

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- Manikrao Kokate has a knack for stirring controversies - and surviving them. After insulting farmers, belittling his own office and playing online card games while the House was in ... Read More


Thackerays to announce alliance this week, Congress to go solo

India, Dec. 17 -- A day after the civic election schedule was announced by the State Election Commission (SEC), Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, fast-tracked their efforts to finalise their electora... Read More


Thackerays to announce alliance, Cong to go solo

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- A day after the civic election schedule was announced by the State Election Commission (SEC), Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, fast-tracked their efforts to finalise their elector... Read More


What is at stake in the battle for urban Maharashtra

India, Dec. 16 -- With the announcement of civic polls in 29 cities, including Mumbai, the battle for urban Maharashtra has begun between the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition parties. A lot is at st... Read More


Mahayuti shows unity on stage, but strains surface behind smiles

India, Dec. 8 -- After weeks of bitter tussle over the poaching of each other's local leaders, the BJP and Shiv Sena seem to have agreed on a truce. A day after senior BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawa... Read More


Local body polls: Round one for the ruling Mahayuti?

India, Dec. 1 -- The ruling Mahayuti seems to be dominating the campaign for the first phase of local body polls, in which 246 municipal councils and 42 municipal panchayats that govern smaller cities... Read More


Round one for Mahayuti?

India, Dec. 1 -- The ruling Mahayuti seems to be dominating the campaign for the first phase of local body polls, in which 246 municipal councils and 42 municipal panchayats that govern smaller cities... Read More