Party leaders are switching sides overnight, leaving voters struggling to keep track of the rapid political changes.

The Wire visited several villages in Maharashtra where members of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups do not even have basic documentation to prove their citizenship or existence, let alone voter identity cards.  

In an interview with The Wire, Wadettiwar spoke about the Mahayuti government's tenure, the rife between OBC and Maratha communities and more.

A senior BJP leader, considered close to Fadnavis and in charge of handling the election in several districts, told The Wire that he has intentionally kept star campaigners away from the region he is responsible for.

'My negotiations were lauded within my party, and that’s what matters to me. I don’t care about the certificates given by others.'

Residents allege lack of transparency around the redevelopment plan, making way for rumours and exploitation at the hands of political parties.

'The government made the land available to Adani at a throwaway price. Why did that happen?'

At least 16 leaders from BJP quit the party over the last few days. This move was not prompted because of internal discontent, and neither did these leaders jump ship to join an opposition party. They simply joined allies.

At least 11 different anti-caste, Ambedkarite organisations from across Nagpur have approached the police seeking action. Many have questioned Fadnavis’s intentions in choosing such a location.

With the Ladki Bahin scheme, for instance, the opposition was aware that it couldn’t be seen questioning a scheme that directly benefited the masses.

'I have refused to be carried to a government hospital outside the prison because I was once treated like baggage.'

This decision may have significant implications for studying prison demographics, as these registers are perhaps the only source of data available on the caste composition of incarcerated individuals.

The court was hearing the public interest litigation filed by The Wire’s Sukanya Shantha

In several states, prison manuals still dictate that labour within the prison should be assigned on the basis of caste.

David Bradbury was allegedly held for over 24 hours, denied access to the Australian embassy, deprived of medication, refused access to a toilet, and ultimately forced out of the country while his children remained in India.

When contacted by The Wire, the sarpanch who signed the resolution claimed that it was “not meant to target Muslim locals” but “only the infiltrators”.

The fact that the Pardhi community is criminalised has given MP Police a free reign to conduct acts of untold cruelty, involving physical torture, alleged murder and rape, and systemic coercion.

The decision to cancel the bail came after pressure was built on the Thane Railway police to enhance the changes. Even when the 72- year- old man was brutalised and videos of the attack had gone viral on social media, the police had only charged the accused with bailable sections.

Police have invoked comparatively lighter sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita. All the accused have got bail.

The collapse of the statue of Shivaji, who is revered across party lines in Maharashtra, just months before assembly elections is not good news for the BJP-led Mahayuti government in the state.