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BJP's problem of plenty as inductions sparks discontent among loyalists

India, Dec. 25 -- As Maharashtra gears up for crucial municipal corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped up efforts to bring leaders from rival parties into its fold across ... Read More


Decades' old Andekar-Komkar gang rivalry spills into Pune civic polls

India, Dec. 25 -- As seat-sharing talks intensify ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, a long-standing gang rivalry has begun spilling into the civic polls. The decades-old feud b... Read More


Dynasty politics on backfoot as scions face defeat in local polls

PUNE, Dec. 24 -- Several leaders associated with prominent political families in Maharashtra, cutting across party lines, received a drubbing in the recently concluded local body elections, suggesting... Read More


Seven arrested within 12 hours in Kolhapur bus robbery involving Angadia parcels

India, Dec. 24 -- Kolhapur police's local crime branch arrested seven individuals, including a bus cleaner, within 12 hours of an armed robbery involving Angadia service parcels on the Pune-Bengaluru ... Read More


Dynasty politics on backfoot as scions face defeat in local polls

PUNE, Dec. 23 -- Several leaders associated with prominent political families in Maharashtra, cutting across party lines, received a drubbing in the recently concluded local body elections, suggesting... Read More


Two killed in blast at firecracker factory in Sangli

India, Dec. 23 -- Two persons who sustained serious injuries in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Bhalwani village of Khanapur taluka in Sangli district on Monday died while undergoing treatmen... Read More


Voters reject dynastic politics in local body polls

India, Dec. 23 -- Voters in parts of Maharashtra have sent a strong message against dynastic politics in the recently concluded local body elections, turning down candidates from prominent political f... Read More


Ajit Pawar inducts BJP leader Sandeep Waghare in tit-for-tat move

India, Dec. 23 -- A day after stating that the leaders of the Mahayuti parties have agreed not to poach candidates or office-bearers from within the alliance, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monda... Read More


Municipal polls underline BJP's gains in western Maharashtra, but resistance holds in Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur

India, Dec. 22 -- The results of the elections to municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, declared on Sunday, pointed to a strong showing by the Bharatiya Janata Party in western M... Read More


10, including 2 newly elected corporators, injured during victory celebrations in Jejuri

India, Dec. 22 -- At least 10 people, including two newly elected corporators, sustained burn injuries in a fire incident during victory celebrations following the declaration of municipal council ele... Read More