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Omkar Poojari
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Columnist, Freelance
Mumbai, Philadelphia
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About: Omkar has been writing on India's politics and elections since 2016. Omkar's work has appeared in newspapers and media platforms like Mint, Gulf News, Business Standard, Moneycontrol, The New Indian Express, Deccan Herald, The Quint, The Telegraph (India), The News Minute, The Wire (India). An avid election buff, his first experience of covering an election was when he covered the 2018 Karnataka state assembly elections. During these polls, he travelled through the southern Indian state of Karnataka and wrote for outlets like The Wire and Business Standard. Topics and issues covered by Omkar in his publications: electoral politics and competition in India, voter behavior, representation of women and religious minorities in India’s law-making bodies, Indian political parties - regional and national, analysis of election verdicts, the democratic backsliding and onslaught on constitutional institutions in India in recent times. Alternate email: omkar.poojari999@gmail.com
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By Omkar Poojari Verified| The Quint Verified The performance of the two national parties could be the most decisive factor in shaping the final verdict. In less than a week, barring any post-poll surprises, Maharashtra’s electoral verdict will be out. As campaigning reaches its final stage, decoding the seat-sharing deal reveals not just the internal power dynamics of the two alliances but also provides some indication of what could be in store when the votes are counted on 23 November
By Omkar Poojari Verified| The Quint Verified It is in the BJP's interests that its ally, the Shinde Shiv Sena, grows a support base of its own. Two weeks before the Election Commission declared the dates of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the unofficial poll bugle had already been sounded when the two main alliances in the state, the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition's Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), wrestled to claim credit over Marathi being given a classical language status
By Omkar Poojari Verified| The Quint Verified After Uttar Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered its biggest losses in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While it was expected that the BJP and its allies would suffer some losses as they were up against a seemingly strong tripartite alliance of the Congress party, the Shiv Sena (UBT), and the NCP (SP), the extent of these losses has been much bigger than expected
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