Bawankule asked Jarange to file a complaint over his allegation about payment Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil escalated his ongoing conflict with the state government this week by releasing explosive audio clips during a press conference in Beed, alleging a multi-year, BJP-backed conspiracy to defame him, disrupt the Maratha agitation, and falsely claim he received Rs500 crore from Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction. Fault Lines The release of th

Unopposed victories and opposition withdrawals reveal the widening gap between Mahayuti’s organisational muscle and the MVA’s fading grassroots strength. As Maharashtra heads towards the Legislative Council elections for 17 Local Authorities Constituency seats on June 18, the political narrative appears to have been settled even before a single vote is cast. A supposedly keen contest between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has instead