“Leaders like Ajit Pawar continue to earn respect even in their absence as their work speaks volumes”.  28th January was a business-as-usual day for the late Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar . A flight to his favourite karmabhoomi  (workplace), Baramati, and addressing the people of his own constituency for the ongoing local body elections in the state. Yet, what wasn't thought of was that this would be the last and final take-off of Maharashtra's development

“When the state whose Babasaheb Ambedkar gave India its constitution, stumbles, it's truly a time to do political course correction.” The election season of the year is back in full swing, and this time the boiling pot is Maharashtra. The state with the highest urbanisation index is currently undergoing the process of electing all its urban local bodies in the form of municipalities and municipal corporations. Illustration by The Geostrata It is these elections that matter fo