Haima Deshpande
Uddhav Thackeray’s party is back with the BJP, but as a significantly weakened force
A personal and political sketch of the man who, against many odds, has become the chief minister of Maharashtra
One more state breaks out of traditional political loyalties and joins the BJP empire
Indian adherents of Islam have much to gain by behaving more like citizens of a secular republic and less like people with a separate identity
The uneasy alliance of BJP and Shiv Sena comes to an inglorious finale. There is nothing much to cheer about in the Congress-NCP camp either