Pravin Chheda

In another setback to the NCP ahead of next month's polling, its state unit vice president Bharti Pawar on Friday joined the BJP, while Congress leader Pravin Chheda also returned to ruling party.

The lure of attracting the Marathi manoos vote bank by pushing for locals to grab railway jobs has proved too much even for the north-centric Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to resist.The move, which follows in the footsteps of the MNS, has led to a political war with both parties claiming ownership of the idea. Soon after 10,000 railway vacancies wer...

In another setback to the NCP ahead of next month's polling, its state unit vice president Bharti Pawar on Friday joined the BJP, while Congress leader Pravin Chheda also returned to ruling party.

The lure of attracting the Marathi manoos vote bank by pushing for locals to grab railway jobs has proved too much even for the north-centric Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to resist.The move, which follows in the footsteps of the MNS, has led to a political war with both parties claiming ownership of the idea. Soon after 10,000 railway vacancies wer...