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Surendra P Gangan

Surendra P Gangan

Surendra P Gangan is Senior Assistant Editor with political bureau of Hindustan Times’ Mumbai Edition. He covers state politics and Maharashtra government’s administrative stories. Reports on the developments in finances, agriculture, social sectors among others.

Articles by Surendra P Gangan

‘MVA never questioned duplicate voting in Muslim areas, won elections because of this’: BJP’s Ashish Shelar

BJP leader Ashish Shelar (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 04, 2025 04:30 AM IST

BDD chawl redevelopment to get ‘vital project’ status, Metro 2B to be completed in 16 months

Redeveloped BDD Chawl

Published on Nov 04, 2025 03:42 AM IST

Maharashtra: BJP alleges ‘repeated Muslim voters’ benefited Oppn in LS Polls

Maharashtra cultural affairs minister and BJP leader Ashish Shelar presented examples of the repeated voters in 31 assembly constituencies at a press conference in Mumbai on Monday. (File)

Published on Nov 03, 2025 02:27 PM IST

Govt mulling repeal of MOFA, experts say it could spell trouble for flat owners

Walkeshwar - Real Estate - Mumbai Skyline - Housing - Highrise Buildings - Skyscrapers - HT Photo by Vikas Khot 23 Aug 2005

Published on Nov 02, 2025 05:12 AM IST

Maharashtra’s proposed farm loan waiver may cost over ₹25,000 crore

Solapur, India. Sep 27, 2025 - Yashwant Deshmukh lost his farms due to heavy rains and flooding in Kolegaon village in Solapur. Heavy rain and floods in Solapur district. Over the past four days, eight people have lost their lives, and more than 150 villages have been affected by the intense rainfall. Solapur, India. Sep 27, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Published on Nov 01, 2025 06:38 AM IST

Maritime Week sees signing of 600 MoUs worth ₹12 lakh crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Global CEO forum participants at the India Maritime Week 2025 (ANI Video Grab)

Published on Oct 31, 2025 06:48 AM IST

Right time to invest in India’s maritime sector, says Modi

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image released on Oct. 29, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits a stall at an exhibition during the Maritime Leaders Conclave at the India Maritime Week 2025 event, in Mumbai. (PMO via PTI Photo) (PTI10_29_2025_000387B) (PMO)

Published on Oct 30, 2025 07:20 AM IST

When global seas are rough, India can be a steady power house: PM

Mumbai, Oct 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Maritime Leaders Conclave at India Maritime Week 2025, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (DPR PMO/ANI Photo) (DPR PMO)

Published on Oct 30, 2025 07:00 AM IST

SEC asks local govt bodies to identify duplicate voters in electoral rolls

Mumbai, India - Oct. 14, 2025: Jitendra Awhad, Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, after meeting CEO and State election commissioner, regarding local self-government body and municipal corporation elections, at Mantralaya in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 05:08 AM IST

Amit Shah’s remark on not needing political crutches upsets Shiv Sena, NCP

Union home minister Amit Shah (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 04:00 AM IST

Need triple engine government in state, Amit Shah tells party workers ahead of local body polls

Mumbai, India - Oct. 27, 2025: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis performed the bhoomipujan ceremony of the new BJP Maharashtra headquarters at Vasani Chambers near Churchgate, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, October 27, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 06:02 AM IST

From drought to deluge: Weather extremes seal Marathwada’s fate

In this May 10, 2016, photo, a Shepard drinks water on the dry bed of Manjara Dam, which supplies water to Latur and nearby villages in Marathwada region, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Failed monsoons play havoc with millions of farmers in central India leading to crippling poverty and soaring suicides. Some 400 farmers have killed themselves so far this year in the parched Marathwada region, which is home to about 19 million people.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (AP)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 05:32 AM IST

Amit Shah lays foundation for new state BJP head office

The new 10-storey party office is set to be constructed on a 1,378-square-metre plot at Marine Lines. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 05:00 AM IST

‘Kunbi-lineage Marathas already granted OBC status in 2004 when Bhujbal was Dy CM’

Mumbai, India – 07, Oct 2025: National OBC Reservation Rights Convention protest rally, at Azad Maidan opposing the recent move to grant reservation to the Maratha community through the Kunabi OBC category, NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Chagan Bhujbal, along with other OBC leaders, attended the event to voice their opposition, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Oct 07, 2025. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 27, 2025 04:42 AM IST

Amended law aiding redevelopment of cessed buildings

Amended law aiding redevelopment of cessed buildings

Published on Oct 25, 2025 05:36 AM IST

Mahayuti allies to go solo in some local bodies in MMR

The BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP are likely to contest independently in certain civic bodies that are their strongholds. (ANI)

Published on Oct 24, 2025 04:38 AM IST

Scroll at your own cost: Mumbai’s Aqua Line trains still have no internet

Internet is available in the concourse area of the stations but there is no range inside the trains. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 24, 2025 10:55 AM IST

BJP to go solo in many municipal corporation polls in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with deputy chief ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde at a fucntion in Mumbai (PTI FILE PHOTO)

Published on Oct 22, 2025 08:27 PM IST

BJP’s poaching in Solapur leads to backlash from party workers

BJP workers staged a protest in front of the party office in Solapur on Tuesday.

Published on Oct 22, 2025 04:14 AM IST

Vision 2047: To build $5 trillion economy, enhance Metro grid

Mumbai, India - June 29, 2023: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis interacts during his interview at Sagar Bunglow, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Oct 21, 2025 03:36 AM IST

State orders FIR against 12 officers, school managements in 2012 education scam

(Shutterstock)

Published on Oct 19, 2025 06:18 AM IST

Farmers slam govt relief as ‘sham’ amid Marathwada flood crisis

Beed, India. Sep 28, 2025 - Sakharam Shinde, a resident of Vadvani village in Beed district, lost crops due to heavy rain and floods in the area. Severe rainfall has caused flooding in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, resulting in two fatalities and the evacuation of over 11,500 residents. Beed, India. Sep 28, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Published on Oct 19, 2025 05:54 AM IST

Political equations turn topsy-turvy in Sangli, pose challenge for BJP

Political equations turn topsy-turvy in Sangli, pose challenge for BJP

Published on Oct 19, 2025 05:38 AM IST

BJP leaders told to pull up their socks ahead of local body polls

Navi Mumbai, India - October 16, 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally ahead of Maharashtra Election at Kharghar (L toR): Ravindra Chavan, PM Narendra Modi, RPI's Ramdas Athwale, Prashant Thakur and Ganesh Naik in Navi Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Oct 17, 2025 07:18 AM IST

State branch of ECI takes note of pol parties’ grievances, set to correct voter lists

The CEO’s office has also asked the ECI to supply modern technology to weed out duplicate voters.

Published on Oct 17, 2025 07:06 AM IST

Mumbai's 462 enemy properties to go public as government plans auctions

Mumbai file photo.

Updated on Oct 13, 2025 01:47 PM IST

Mahayuti allies prepare for ‘friendly fights’ in local body polls

The CM held review meetings in Konkan, western Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, and Marathwada on Friday and Saturday.

Updated on Oct 13, 2025 04:50 AM IST

Pre-poll data in districts show a breach in quota cap of 50%

Representative picture (PTI)

Published on Oct 11, 2025 04:20 AM IST

Anti-immigration protests, activities by Khalistani extremists come up in Modi-Starmer meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)

Published on Oct 10, 2025 06:36 AM IST

₹31k-crore relief for rain-hit farmers: CM

29 districts have been affected by the floods that recently battered Marathwada and western Maharashtra, impacting hundreds of thousands of farmers. (Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)

Published on Oct 08, 2025 07:46 AM IST

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