What is the Anti-Defection Law and how will it shape the Maharashtra crisis?

The law was supposed to end corrupt defections. But it has clearly failed.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jun 23, 2022 · 05:32 pm

Interview: How can Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena rebels escape punishment under the defection law?

PDT Acharya, the former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, lays out some scenarios for the Maharashtra political crisis.

Smitha Nair

· Jun 23, 2022 · 06:30 am

As the losers of the Maharashtra election take power, is democracy really the winner?

Two so-called liberal or centrist parties have tied up with an outfit that viscerally hates religious, ethnic and regional minorities. Where does that leave us?

Mohan Guruswamy

· Nov 27, 2019 · 02:01 pm

Maharashtra: BJP’s gambit failed – but how long will unwieldy Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance last?

BJP lost face in Bihar and Karnataka, yet in both states it clawed its way back to power.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Nov 26, 2019 · 05:49 pm

Maharashtra: SC decision to delay floor test goes against its own precedent in Goa and Karnataka

By postponing the decision by a day, the court has given the BJP extra time to cobble up together a majority.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Nov 25, 2019 · 02:50 pm

How did BJP come to rely on an allegedly corrupt dynast, Ajit Pawar, to snatch power in Maharashtra?

Ultimately, it comes down to uncle vs nephew (backed by the BJP). Who will win out?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Nov 25, 2019 · 08:37 am

Maharashtra crisis: SC examines governor’s actions – but can it do more than order a floor test?

If a floor test is the only real option before the Supreme Court, why delay it?

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Nov 24, 2019 · 02:24 pm

Why 27,000 foot soldiers of the Digital India initiative caused a massive traffic jam in Mumbai

Data entry operators with the e-panchayat programme in Maharashtra are struggling with poor wages, irregular payments and job insecurity.

Aarefa Johari

· Jul 30, 2016 · 12:30 pm

BJP supporters throw stones at Dalit protestors outside Fadnavis swearing-in ceremony

Activists wanted to raise awareness about recent Ahmednagar killings.

Mridula Chari

· Oct 31, 2014 · 09:27 pm

Four reasons Nitin Gadkari thinks he should be Maharashtra's next CM

As head of his home state, he would wield greater power than he does in his current role as shipping minister.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Oct 23, 2014 · 04:30 am