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The assembly elections in Maharashtra have shed light yet again on the BJP’s resilience and successful strategising after a setback. The party has managed a successful course correction in the state where just a few months ago, it has slid massively in the Lok Sabha polls. From 28 seats in 2019, the party had managed to win only 13 seats this year — a situation that restricted its numbers in the Lok Sabha and for the first time since 2014, made it dependent on its allies for majority in the lower house. After Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra has the second highest number of MPs — 48. What worked for the BJP was a massive course correction… Read More »Behind BJP’s Winning Game In Maharashtra After Big Slide In Lok Sabha Polls

Mahayuti – an alliance of the BJP and the Shiv Sena and NCP factions led by Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar – swept the Maharashtra polls, winning 235 of the total 288 seats. The BJP got the largest share – 132, followed by Sena (57) and NCP (41). The Maha Vikas Aghadi – comprising Congress and the Shiv Sena and NCP factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, together won 49 seats, less than half of the BJP’s solo tally. Sena (UBT) was the highest scorer in the opposition camp with 20 seats while the Congress ended with 16. Sharad Pawar’s NCP won just 10 seats, the worst ever performance by the veteran politician.… Read More »NDA Decimates Opposition In Maharashtra, Jharkhand Stays With INDIA

Star India batter Virat Kohli reserved a special gesture for teammates KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal after stumps on Day 2 of the 1st Test against Australia in Perth. Jaiswal and Rahul batted for more than two sessions at the Optus Stadium on Saturday, extending India’s lead to 218 runs over the hosts. The pair added an unbeaten 172 runs for the opening wicket, putting India in a commanding position with three days of cricket left to play in Perth. Jaiswal and Rahul were unbeaten on 90 and 62, respectively, at the close of the day’s play. As Jaiswal and Rahul were walking their way towards the dressing room, Kohli, who was all padded up,… Read More »Watch: Kohli’s Special Gesture For Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul Wins Hearts

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction will take place on November 24 and 25, and requires the 10 IPL franchises to fill up their squads for the IPL 2025 season. 2025 is the start of another three-year cycle and, therefore, a mega auction will take place, requiring teams to rebuild almost their entire roster. A total of 577 players (367 Indian, 210 overseas) will go under the hammer in the multi-million dollar showpiece event. Ahead of the auction, let’s take a look at the team retentions, their auction purses, the total players needed and their Right to Match (RTM) slots left. IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Basic rules Each team has retained a maximum… Read More »IPL 2025 Auction: Every Team’s Retentions, Purse, Total Slots, RTM Left

The seeds of success are sown in thorough preparation and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s intense and innovative pre-tour training against short-pitched balls at the Thane Stadium contributed to his unbeaten 90 on the second day of the opening Test against Australia. Rahul Dravid’s hours of training at the National Cricket Academy ahead of the 2011 tour of England or Sachin Tendulkar creating rough outside the leg-stump and asking Laxman Sivaramakrishnan to simulate Shane Warne’s leg-breaks have found place in Indian cricketing folklore. Jaiswal, the next batting superstar in waiting, too is meticulous about his training methods, most of which he has developed under Rajasthan Royals’ Director of Cricket Zubin Bharucha at their academy in Maharashtra’s Talegaon, where… Read More »200 Overs On Inclined Concrete Slab: How Jaiswal Prepared For Perth Test