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Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar: Family Feud

Lhendup G Bhutia

Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar battle it out for the sugar belt of western Maharashtra

A Battle of Legacies

Aaditya Thackeray and Milind Deora face off in a high-stakes constituency in Mumbai

Collective Identity

In 40-odd seats in Maharashtra, Muslims voting as a single bloc can make the difference between winning and losing

The Life and Sudden Death of Baba Siddique

In his world merged politics, entertainment and the underworld

Dangerous Delusion

Sonam Wangchuk’s demand for Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh is misplaced as the strategically sensitive region needs more, not less, integration with the rest of India

The Ahirwal Arena

Southern Haryana’s Yadav belt is critical to BJP’s prospects as it faces electoral headwinds over a slack second term. Rajeev Deshpande reports

Making One Nation One Election Work

The idea is to implement the ONOE plan on a national scale rather than doing it in instalments

Is Nothing Sacred?

After the discovery of the contaminated laddus at the Sri Venkateshwara temple in Tirupati, a reassertion of Hindu identity seems inevitable

Defusing the Demographic Bomb

Can a set of new Bills solve Assam’s problem of illegal immigration once and for all?

Breaking Point

The collapse of a statue of Shivaji, Maharashtra’s biggest icon, has led to a political slugfest in the run-up to the Assembly elections

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