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Sunetra Pawar, now dy CM, and anchor for Ajit's NCP faction

Pune, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the pe... Read More


From shadow to succession: Sunetra Pawar steps into the centre of power

Pune, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow, Sunetra Pawar, was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the ... Read More


Sunetra Pawar, now dy CM, and anchor for Ajit's NCP faction

Pune, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the pe... Read More


From shadow to succession: Sunetra Pawar steps into the centre of power

India, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow, Sunetra Pawar, was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the... Read More


Ajit was in favour of reunion, NCP merger now halted: Sharad Pawar

India, Jan. 31 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday indicated that the process to merge the two NCP factions, which according to him was slated for February 12, has come t... Read More


The Ajit Pawar paradox: Unbeatable on the ground, unfinished at the top

India, Jan. 29 -- Ajit Pawar was among the rooted to the ground political leader Maharashtra has seen in the last three decades. On the ground, he was difficult to defeat and even harder to sideline. ... Read More


Sharad Pawar's politics without Ajit Pawar

India, Jan. 29 -- The sudden death of Ajit Pawar on Wednesday leaves a striking gap not only in Maharashtra's politics, but within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) universe built by his uncle Shar... Read More


Ajit Pawar: A career of resilience, controversy and power

India, Jan. 29 -- For 32 of his 42 years in public life, Ajit Pawar enjoyed power. He was Maharashtra's deputy chief minister for a record 6 terms across political formulations. But the one position t... Read More


Monday Musings: Bar set high; can civic authorities maintain it?

India, Jan. 26 -- For once, Pune's roads became a talking point for the right reasons. Not potholes, not diversions, not angry social media posts, but genuine surprise. Ahead of the cycling race, arou... Read More


Pawar legacy at political crossroads

India, Jan. 24 -- When candidates of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) filed their nomination papers on Wednesday for February's zilla parishad and panchayat samiti polls on the Ana... Read More