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CM Fadnavis asks Dhananjay Munde to resign as minister

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has asked state minister Dhananjay Munde to resign, against the backdrop of his close aide Walmik Karad being named as an accused in Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, sources said on Tuesday.