Shiv Sena
The Loneliness of the Patriarch
PR Ramesh
NCP’s best Lok Sabha tally was nine seats two decades ago but that never came in the way of Sharad Pawar being projected as a prime ministerial candidate. That image of the wily strategist has been shattered by Ajit Pawar’s departure
‘Total Politics’ at Play
The splits in NCP and Shiv Sena have expanded NDA and hurt the Opposition’s efforts to present a united challenge to Narendra Modi in 2024
Uddhav Thackeray’s Hard Fall
Looking back, Thackeray might have avoided the Shinde event if he had paid attention to what was happening on the ground
Principles of Disengagement
Indian authorities continue to carefully assess the state of infrastructure and deployment at the Indo-China border
Allies’ Return?
Several old allies who went out of the NDA seem to be on the same page with BJP when it comes to the latter’s presidential nominee
Tiger Tethered
The party that Bal Thackeray built has been suffering an existential crisis for a long time
The Last Resort
Luxury retreats continue to be a haven for both party honchos to herd their flock and rebels who want to break away
Rifts in Sena, Drift on Hindutva spark Maharashtra Crisis
The decisions of Sena MLAs to bolt en masse have sealed the fate of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government -- irrespective of whether it hangs on a little longer
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