Opposition parties, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress have called for the resignation of the Maharashtra cabinet following what they consider a "confession" by state health minister Tanaji Sawant regarding the responsibility for patient deaths at two state-run hospitals.

The Congress party has also requested the release of a white paper on the public health system in the state to investigate the causes of deaths at government hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, stated a report in PTI.