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Dhaval Kulkarni

Dhaval Kulkarni

- Opinion
- March 04, 2021, 10:59 IST
Why Resignation of Minister Sanjay Rathod Has Revealed Shiv Sena's Achilles Heel
The episode has left too many unanswered questions about the larger state of affairs in the alliance government and power struggles within the Shiv Sena.
- Opinion
- February 24, 2021, 08:12 IST
Referendum for Uddhav, Prestige for BJP & Survival for Cong: Decoding Maharashtra's Local Body Polls
The Shiv Sena and BJP, which had a bitter falling out in 2019, leading to the former joining hands with the NCP and Congress to come to power, are locked in a prestige battle to control these municipal bodies, especially those in Mumbai and Thane.
- Opinion
- February 14, 2021, 10:03 IST
A Poem on Tit-for-Tat, A Governor Denied Use of State Plane: Uddhav-Koshyari Tussle Intensifies
The poem and its placement on the front-page with reports about the controversy make it clear that the Sena is deriving vicarious pleasure from the government’s snub to Koshyari, who has been accused by MVA ministers of politicizing the Raj Bhawan and turning it into a 'parallel power center'.
- Opinion
- February 06, 2021, 10:36 IST
With Congress a Divided House in Maha, Will ‘Permanent Rebel’ Nana Patole Rear His Head Again?
The 1963-born Nana Patole exemplifies the concept of a permanent rebel in politics, switching sides between the Congress and BJP with ease, while striking out on his own at times.
- Opinion
- January 09, 2021, 10:22 IST
Ahead of BMC Polls, Shiv Sena Hoping to Butter up Gujarati Voters with Jalebi-Fafda Strategy
The Gujaratis love their food, and on Sunday the Shiv Sena will roll out a version of its culinary diplomacy with a tagline ‘Mumbai ma jalebi ne fafda, Uddhav Thackeray aapda’.
- Opinion
- January 04, 2021, 08:50 IST
AIMIM Threat, Civic Polls: Why Sena Bid to Rename Aurangabad Threatens Ally Congress in Maharashtra
The proposal to rename Aurangabad is opposed by the Congress, which feels that this expression of a majoritarian sentiment will affect its minority votebase, which is under threat from the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
- Politics
- December 29, 2020, 16:57 IST
Sena Pushes for ‘Balance of Pawar’ in MVA Through UPA Top Post, Creates a Flutter in Congress
Many Congress leaders feel that by pitching Sharad Pawar as the leader of the UPA, the Shiv Sena, which obviously has a lot at stake in Maharashtra, may be trying to ensure the longevity of its government.
- Opinion
- December 24, 2020, 08:39 IST
Plagued by Desertions, Infighting, Can Mumbai Cong Reclaim Lost Glory in BMC Polls Under 'Bhai' Jagtap?
As the man in the saddle, Jagtap will have to take on a dilemma confronting the party—that of whether the Congress should contest the BMC polls as part of the MVA with the Shiv Sena and NCP, or go it alone.
- Politics
- December 21, 2020, 07:45 IST
Reassure Cong, Remind Sena-NCP: Power Play Behind Sonia Gandhi's Letter to Uddhav on SC/ST Quota
There is growing resentment in the Congress that while Uddhav is the face of the government along with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, who is seen as the architect of the alliance, the Congress has been left out in the cold.
- Opinion
- December 17, 2020, 07:58 IST
Was Midnight Tree Felling at Aarey Final Nail in Coffin for Sena-BJP Alliance? HC Order Reopens Wounds
Coming on the eve of the assembly elections, the felling of trees was interpreted as a political move and an attempt by the Fadnavis-led government to slight and undercut the Shiv Sena.
- Opinion
- December 14, 2020, 07:38 IST
From 'PM India Never Had' to a Resurgent Force in National Politics, Why Sharad Pawar is in the Spotlight
As someone who can beat the BJP’s Chanakyas at their own game, Pawar’s partisans claim that their leader can repeat the Maharashtra experiment nationally. They state that if not as the UPA chief, their leader due his vast experience in politics and administrative abilities, may emerge as the focal point around whom non-BJP and regional parties can coalesce.
- Politics
- December 09, 2020, 15:58 IST
Miscalculations & Missed Opportunities: Jolted by MVA in MLC Polls, BJP Stares at Tough Times Ahead in Maha
BJP insiders say the defeat may foretell rising disillusionment in the middle class against the party, and it may also have to take on the unified strength of the MVA if the constituents enter into a pre-poll alliance in the local body polls.
- Opinion
- December 06, 2020, 12:26 IST
Stubbed in Maharashtra, Déjà vu for Congress in Goa as Big Brother NCP Threatens Party's Revival Plans
Worryingly for the Congress, which is preparing to go it alone in the assembly elections due in mid-2022, the NCP is seeking an honourable seat sharing deal, failing which it has threatened to walk its own path.
- Opinion
- November 28, 2020, 08:14 IST
A Year in Office: Uddhav’s Ascendance is an Opportunity for Much-needed Shiv Sena Makeover
Will the party use this opportunity to enforce a course correction, shed its rabid Hindutva image and emerge as a politically right-of-centre regional force?
- Politics
- November 16, 2020, 10:03 IST
Dussehra Dash: By Praising Uddhav and Pawar, Disgruntled Pankaja Keeps BJP Guessing About Next Move
In her show of strength at the annual Dussehra rally, Pankaja Munde dropped broad hints that all was not well between her and the BJP leadership.

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