After I-PAC raids, Pune cops question staff at Ajit Pawar campaign firm
The development is especially striking because the Ajit Pawar-led NCP and the Sharad Pawar faction have now come together to contest the Pune Municipal Corporation elections as allies.
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers. This week’s edition is by Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, Prateek Goyal and Nidheesh MK.
In our first story in this edition, we report on the rumours about the Kerala Congress (Mani) shifting allegiance to the opposition UDF ahead of the Assembly polls.
Why is Vijay’s Jana Nayagan release stalled? It hinges on the fact that he is no longer just a film star but also the president of a political party. We bring you the inside story.
Designboxed is the next political strategy firm after I-PAC to face the heat after Pune City Police visited its office and questioned employees.
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Will Jose K Mani leave LDF?
Speculation around a possible return of the Kerala Congress (Mani) to the opposition UDF has intensified ahead of the party’s steering committee meeting on January 16. The party is widely expected to take a call in the meeting on whether it should continue with the ruling LDF.
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