TMC split buzz: Why do Indian politicians so readily abandon their parties?Speculation surrounds a potential split in the TMC party. Such defections are common in Indian politics, often engineered by other parties....
10 Jun, 2026, 11.49 PM IST
NDA begins delimitation talks, explores expansionThe Centre is reviving work on the politically sensitive delimitation issue, while the BJP prepares for key organisational appointments. Th...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
INDIA bloc on edge amid defeat streak, fears of BJP poaching riseOpposition parties are on guard against defections and realignments within the INDIA bloc. Recent electoral losses and internal rifts have ...
06 May, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
The Bengali factor: Jhalmuri, Durga Puja and other strategies in West Bengal's battle for powerWest Bengal Election 2026: Polls in the state are a battle of narratives. Parties are using food and cultural symbols to connect with voter...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
MVA partners chart separate paths for Maha civic pollsMaharashtra's local elections are causing political shifts. The NCP-SP is exploring alliances with the Ajit Pawar faction in Pune and Pimpr...
25 Dec, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
'Maha' tussle over CM post: NCP leader puts up poster pitching for Ajit Pawar as CM, removes it laterAs Maharashtra awaits election results, tensions rise within both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi over the chief m...
22 Nov, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
Another NCP legislator joins back Ajit Pawar camp after jumping to Sharad's group and backThe split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) happened on July 2 when eight NCP MLAs took oath as ministers in the Maharashtra coalitio...
10 Jul, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Sharad Pawar hints at political realignment in MaharashtraPawar today questioned Shiv Sena's stand of opposing the Jaitapur atomic power project while being in alliance with BJP and once again hint...
08 May, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
Sharad Pawar predicts Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra to split up before 2017“I have been told this by someone in the government itself,” he said. He made the comments while speaking to journalists in Aurangabad.
05 May, 2015, 01.46 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Sharad Pawar share dais, trigger talks of political realignment in MaharashtraMuch political significance is being attached to PM Modi & Pawar's coming together following strains in BJP's relations with ally Shiv Sena.
14 Feb, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
Anti-BJP coalitions will not work in long-term: AAP leader Yogendra YadavPeople wondered if UPA cared about growth & at this juncture "myth of Gujarat model of development" was propagated & it made an impact, sai...
28 Oct, 2014, 06.47 PM IST
No place for NCP in NDA, says Maharashtra BJPNCP had no place in the NDA as it would harm the BJP's electoral prospects, Maharashtra BJP president Devendra Phadanvis said.
15 May, 2014, 08.30 PM IST
No realignment after LS polls: NCP leader Tariq AnwarAnwar, Minister of State for Agriculture, disputed that there was a strong anti-incumbency factor against the UPA government.
05 Mar, 2014, 03.24 PM IST
Political realignments will happen, but after polls: ExpertsBoth SP and BSP are indicating that they may continue to support the Congress after the 2014 polls - if they get their pound of flesh.
18 Aug, 2013, 03.48 PM IST
- Cong & BJP face threat of playing second fiddle
In what holds ominous portends for Congress and BJP, a political reconfiguration in Maharashtra is increasingly looking real.
19 Feb, 2009, 04.03 AM IST
- BJP may part ways with Sena, ally with MNS
Another political estrangement is on the cards; this time between the saffron siblings, the Shiv Sena and the BJP in Maharashtra.
23 Aug, 2007, 01.20 AM IST
- Setback for 3rd front dreams as CPM attacks Pawar over Sena overtures
Sensing a possible realignment of political forces at the national level after UP assembly polls, the CPM on Monday launched a tirade again...
24 Apr, 2007, 05.01 AM IST