Pawar claimed that the Balakot airstrikes against Pakistan-based terror camps had boosted the popularity of the Modi government. But Modi's popularity will not work in Maharashtra as the people are not satisfied with the Fadnavis government.
In a big blow to the NCP in Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is all set to quit the party to join BJP in New Delhi on Saturday.
60-year old Sanjay Dutt is expected to join the Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (RSP) on September 25, said party founder and Cabinet minister in Maharashtra government, Mahadev Janka on Sunday.
It was not surprising that many stalwarts of NCP and Congress, sensing the end of the road, started sending feelers to BJP with an intention to join the saffron fold just ahead of 2019 General Elections.
A coordinated smear campaign to tarnish BJP government in Maharashtra was run by opposition leaders and media outlets over a government resolution deciding compensation for flood victims.
The rainwater has drained into Mithi river, which has now crossed dangerous levels. At least 1000 people have been evacuated from Kranti Nagar area of Kurla in Mumbai to safer places to avoid any untoward incident due to the overflow of Mithi river.
The petitioners had argued that the State government passed the SEBC Act on the basis of unqualified data and without revising the list in the light of the provisions of the existing list of backward classes.