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Maharashtra

Why AAP Will Find the Going Tough in Mumbai

Haima Deshpande

Unlike Delhi, Maharashtra has several strong regional parties that command huge support. And Kejriwal’s old friend Anna Hazare is not a big fan of the AAP either

The NCP’s Waning Relevance

Sharad Pawar’s inability to part ways with the party from which he split 13 years ago has diminished both his regional and national prospects

The Lineswomen of Maharashtra

The state’s electricity utility has hired women for a job some consider too perilous for them

People Tweeting from Glass Houses

Shobhaa De and a few observations on cheap personal attacks

So Much for the Ban

Maharashtra is unable to justify its 2005 closure of dance bars before the Supreme Court

The Loneliness of Prithviraj Chavan

Is Maharashtra’s Chief Minister just too squeaky clean for his own good?

Tripping Over Caste Lines

The Maharashtra BJP’s internal caste politics will do nothing to win the party votes in a state where its influence is steadily diminishing

Silent Treatment

State governments are turning to vipassana to control stress among staff

Where Will the Water Go?

Linking the IPL with Maharashtra’s drought is clever but silly

Maharashtra’s Drought

Journalist P Sainath blames the state’s skewed water policies

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