BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar faces backlash from Maratha activists after allegedly stating the community's strength could be "counted on fingers" during a rally in Jalna. The remark has intensified tensions in the region amidst the ongoing Maratha quota agitation.
16 November,2024 01:58 PM IST | Mumbai
The Maharashtra Assembly election will held in a single phase on November 20 and the results will be announced three days later. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power in the state with the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, announced its first list of 99 candidates on Sunday, October 20
20 October,2024 10:17 PM IST | Jalna | mid-day online correspondent
Manoj Jarange accused the Maharashtra government of deliberately withholding reservation from the Maratha community.
17 September,2024 03:15 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Speaking to the media in Antarwali Sarati village, Jalna district, Manoj Jarange revealed that Sattar had alerted Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of his worries
09 September,2024 04:38 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Sharad Pawar confronted by angry demonstrators demanding clarity on Maratha reservation in Maharashtra
12 August,2024 08:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Says no option but to enter politics to get quota for community
07 August,2024 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Raj Thackeray reportedly stated during his Solapur tour that leaders advocating for the Maratha quota were being incited by others, leading the activists to seek clarification.
05 August,2024 06:48 PM IST | Dharashiv | mid-day online correspondent
Elsewhere, BJP leaders continued to target him, asking why he never spoke against NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar or Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray.
26 July,2024 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
At a party workers' meeting in Partur, Jalna district, on Wednesday, BJP MLA Lonikar referred to Sharad Pawar as 'Shakuni mama'.
18 July,2024 03:31 PM IST | Jalna | mid-day online correspondent
BJP accuses Opposition of creating a rift between Marathas and OBCs; Oppn leader Vijay Wadettiwar in Assembly says government ‘hiding its failure’
11 July,2024 05:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentADVERTISEMENT
