MUMBAI: Despite his partymen’s reservations, Sharad Pawar has renominated his Beed MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar, a young OBC leader whose house was torched during the Maratha protests last year.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: In what could compound problems for the ruling Mahayuti alliance led by the BJP, Manoj Jarange Patil, the face of the Maratha reservation protest, has released a list ...

With the opposition championing the Maratha cause, the BJP is hoping for a non-Maratha consolidation like there was a non-Jat consolidation in Haryana. “It will happen. We don’t even need to ...

He is stalling the reservation to the Maratha community. The government is giving what we are not asking. Cases have been filed against the protestors and a Special Investigation Team has been formed.

The BJP's first list of candidates for the Maharashtra state assembly election highlights a balanced approach between Maratha and OBC communities by nominating prominent leaders from both groups.

Will it impact the Mahayuti or the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)? From a little-known village activist to a prominent leader with significant support among the Maratha community, Patil had always claimed he ...

In Maharashtra, the Maratha-OBC divide has sharpened after the Maratha agitation for reservations, and the MVA calculates this divide will benefit the alliance. The BJP, on the other hand, hopes that ...

Since the agitation for Maratha reservation under the leadership of Manoj Jarange Patil, the discussions in the State have revolved around the role that this agitation would play in the Assembly ...

Mumbai: Days after vowing to finish off the BJP for not providing reservation to Maratha community, quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Sunday announced his decision to field Maratha candidates ...

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil announced on Sunday, October 20, that his organisation, Maratha Kranti Morcha, will declare candidates for certain constituencies in the upcoming ...

Quota activist Manoj Jarange plans to field Maratha candidates in the Maharashtra assembly elections in areas with strong community presence. He will support candidates backing Maratha reservations in ...

Modi himself apologised for the incident. The major challenge the BJP faced in the Lok Sabha was the Maratha reservation protest. It cost the BJP the entire region of Marathwada. The party has since ...