A blog that captures the happenings in Maharashtra and rest of the Marathi World (Bruhanmaharashtra) through the eyes of a 3M – Madhyamvargiya Marathi Manoos (Middleclass Marathi Man). Neither is it a view of the anglicized minority which has lost touch with its roots... nor does it speak for the Marathi masses who may lack the “worldview”. Just a somewhere-in-between viewpoint… but a firm viewpoint indeed!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Shettys flex their political muscle!
3M is amused that the Bachchan family has best of both worlds… Amitabh is from UP and Aishwarya is a Bunt!
Monday, October 19, 2009
आली माझ्या घरी हि दिवाळी Aali mazya ghari hi diwali
Wishing all readers a happy and prosperous new year!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Which Shiv Sainik to choose?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Lessons for Marathi Manoos
मराठी तरुणांनी धडा घ्यावा सुहास फडके
MAHAPOL POWERLIST Oct 09 Edition
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The complete list of 25 most powerful politicians is as follows -
1. Balasaheb Thackeray (82) SS 0
2. Sharad Pawar (68) NCP 0
3. Raj Thackeray (39) MNS 0
4. Gopinath Munde (59) BJP 0
5. Ashok Chavan (50) INC 0
6. Chhagan Bhujbal (60) NCP 0
7. Uddhav Thackeray (48) SS 0
8. Vilasrao Deshmukh (63) INC 0
9. Narayan Rane (56) INC 0
10. Nitin Gadkari (60) BJP 0
11. Ajitdada Pawar (49) NCP 0
12. R R Patil (52) NCP 0
13. Murli Deora (71) INC 0
14. Gurudas Kamat (51) INC 0
15. Prakash Ambedkar (51) RPI +1
16. Ramdas Athavale (55) RPI +1
17. Praful Patel (53) NCP -2
18. Vinay Kore (37) JSP 0
19. Sushilkumar Shinde (66) INC 0
20. Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil (76) INC 0
21. Manohar Joshi (71) SS 0
22. Vijaysingh Mohite Patil (64) NCP 0
23. Vinod Tawde (45) BJP 0
24. Supriya Sule (39) NCP +1
25. N D Patil (82) PWP Reentry
Party Code
BJP – Bharatiya Janata Party
INC – Indian National Congress
IND – Independent
JSS – Jana Surajya Shakti
MNS – Maharashtra Navanirman Sena
NCP – Nationalist Congress Party
PWP – Peasants & Workers Party (Shetkari Kamgar Paksha)
RPI – Republican Party of India (any faction)
SS – Shiv Sena
Movement on the MahaPol ladder –
0 : Zero indicates that there has been no change in the ranking over the previous month.
+X : Plus indicates improvement in ranking over last month and ‘x’ indicates how many ranks he/ she has moved upwards.
-X : Minus indicates degradation in ranking over last month and ‘x’ indicates how many ranks he/ she has moved downwards.
To understand the methodology used for the ranking click here.
The figure in bracket indicates the age of the politician.
Analysis
- In the run up to the elections, there is no change in the top ten hall of fame.
- Raju Shetty has lost his clout and hence has been thrown out of the top25 list pushing Supriya Sule up by one step.
- N D Patil of PWP has made a reentry into this list after a gap of 5 months!
- Look out for a major shake up once the election results are announced.
MahaPol can be directly contacted on mahapol25@gmail.com