Reason behind Sena and Congress verbal skirmishes December 28, 2020 Tension simmering between the Congress and the Shiv Sena as more Congress leader join to slam the Sena for suggesting to replace Sonia Gandhi with Sharad Pawar as the UPA chairperson Continue Reading
Caught between a rock and a hard place: Congress legislative party in Maharashtra June 15, 2020 The Congress legislative party is Maharashtra is held between a rock and a hard place. Congress is reduced to the Number 4 party in Maharashtra and is a filler in the MVA government. The Sena and NCP are taking the party for granted. However the Congress state unit has limited options. Continue Reading
NCP succession race looks settled as of now January 6, 2020 Ajit Pawar has made a grand comeback in less than a month of rebelling against his uncle and creating a short-lived alliance with the BJP. This has enormous implications on the NCP succession plan Continue Reading
Implications of a Sena-Cong-NCP government on Mumbai-Thane-Konkan region November 18, 2019 The formation of the Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government has major implications in Maharashtra politics, especially in the crucial Mumbai-Thane-Konkan belt that has 75 assembly seats. Could it be advantage BJP in this region? I explore the possibilities. Continue Reading
Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai – Part V October 21, 2019 Analysis and result prediction for the six assembly seats of Mumbai South LS Continue Reading
Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai – Part IV October 21, 2019 Analysis and result prediction for the six assembly seats that make up the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency viz. Anushakti Nagar, Chembur, Dharavi, Sion-Koliwada, Wadala and Mahim Continue Reading
Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai – Part III October 19, 2019 Analysis and result & victory margin predictions for the six assembly seats under the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seat viz. Mulund, Vikhroli, Bhandup West, Ghatkopar West, Ghatkopar East and Mankhurd-Shivajinagar Continue Reading
The Konkan factor in the Maharashtra assembly elections October 9, 2019 The “Konkan factor” puts the NDA’s nose ahead in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. I explain in detail Continue Reading
Game of alliances and the vote katua factor in Maharashtra September 17, 2019 Electoral politics in Maharashtra has been hugely impacted by making & breaking of alliances and the presence of vote katua (vote cutter) parties in the fray, in the last 30 years. The BJP-Sena seat sharing talks is a major inflection point that can have major implications on politics in the future Continue Reading
Firesale in the Congress and NCP September 15, 2019 Firesale in the Congress and NCP, as leaders make a beeline for the BJP and the Shiv Sena, ahead of the important assembly elections in the state Continue Reading
Five reasons for the decline of the Congress party June 21, 2019 Five reasons for the decline of the Congress party. Time will tell if the Congress addresses the reasons for their debacle in the Lok Sabha 2019 election or remains complacent Continue Reading
Prakash Ambedkar’s long term game plan in Maharashtra June 19, 2019 What is cooking in Prakash Ambedkar’s mind? He has damaged Congress-NCP chances in seven Lok Sabha seats. Ambedkar seems to have a long term plan to emerge as a strong leader in Maharashtra Continue Reading
Ten factors causing a churn in Maharashtra politics June 4, 2019 Ten trends that affected the Lok Sabha 2019 election results in Maharashtra and would have a strong bearing on the assembly elections to be held in October Continue Reading
25 takeaways from the Lok Sabha 2019 results in Mumbai June 2, 2019 Twenty-five takeaways from the Lok Sabha 2019 results in Mumbai and the likely impact on the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Continue Reading
Congress is not reaching a three digit tally in Lok Sabha elections 2019 April 12, 2019 The Lok Sabha 2014 elections were landmark as the winning party got a simple majority on its own after 30 years (after LS 1984)…. Continue Reading