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Mastermind behind Mahayuti’s Maharashtra triumph: Not Shinde, Fadnavis, but an RSS-linked power player

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 were a complete surprise for the opposition, as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance achieved a resounding victory in the state. Apart from the three, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's general secretary, Atul Limaye, also played a crucial role in ensuring Mahayuti's victory. Atul Limaye's role in Mahayuti magic in Maharashtra According to a Hindustan Times report, Atul …

Maharashtra Mahayuti Maratha Bjp Rss Marathas Limaye

1 month, 1 week ago

Why is there widespread discontent in Maharashtra?

The Hindu

In Maharashtra, the extensive network of cooperatives, particularly in the banking, sugar, and dairy sectors, has been instrumental in forging strong patronage linkages that have reinforced the Maratha community’s dominant hold on State power. Maharashtra’s latest Maratha quota law and its challenges | Explained However, this patronage system has marginalised other communities by concentrating economic and political power within the …

Politics Political Dalit Maharashtra Congress Leaders Maratha

1 month, 1 week ago

Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas: Manoj Jarange Patil

The Hindu

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has said those who claim Hindus are in danger and seek their unity are responsible for denying reservation to Marathas, as he claimed that voters are ready to hand over a drubbing to the BJP-led ruling coalition in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch to voters to re-elect the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas, says Manoj Jarange Patil

Live Mint

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar:Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has said those who claim Hindus are in danger and seek their unity are responsible for denying reservation to Marathas, as he claimed that voters are ready to hand over a drubbing to the BJP-led ruling coalition in the Maharashtra assembly polls. Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch to voters to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP Dusts Off Its 1980s OBC Formula As Maratha Reservation Rocks Assembly Plans

The Hindu

Published : Nov 11, 2024 16:25 IST - 9 MINS READ Before the formation of the BJP in 1980, the Congress dominated Maharashtra’s politics with the formidable support of Marathas, Dalits, Kunbis, tribal people, and Muslims. Bhagwat understood the crux of the politics of the time: the Marathas, the State’s ruling caste, which accounted for 32 per cent of the …

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Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Through 2017-2018, Mantralaya, Maharashtra’s seat of governance at Nariman Point, faced the peculiar problem of petitioners throwing themselves off the higher floors into the quadrangle below to protest government inaction or delay. Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra In September this year, however, instead of the common folk, it was members of the ruling alliance led by deputy …

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Maharashtra polls: The million mutinies that fragment the state's politics

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Through 2017-2018, Mantralaya, Maharashtra’s seat of governance at Nariman Point, faced the peculiar problem of petitioners throwing themselves off the higher floors into the quadrangle below to protest government inaction or delay. In September this year, however, instead of the common folk, it was members of the ruling alliance led by deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal who jumped into the …

Community Maharashtra Reservation Chief Minister Mahayuti Lok Sabha Maratha

1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: Withdrawal from poll fray strategic: Manoj Jarange-Patil, tells HT

Hindustan Times

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarage-Patil said his decision to withdraw from the Maharashtra assembly polls was taken in the interest of the community and not under pressure from any leader. However, some people are spreading misinformation to create confusion and so I will address my community members tomorrow and reiterate our stand regarding the assembly polls. He lathi-charged Maratha women …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

OBCs vs Marathas: The Battle for Reservation and Inclusion

India Today

The Maharashtra assembly election has turned into a battle between the OBCs and the dominant Marathas. Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), says the OBC quotas will go after the assembly election, followed by the SC and ST reservations once the report on sub-categorisation is submitted. The OBCs oppose the demand of the Marathas and feel they …

Politics Law Controversial OBCs Mumbai

2 months ago

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

The Hindu

The pre-poll survey in Maharashtra indicates strong support for the Maratha reservation demand, with a majority of respondents supporting the demand to some extent. While the demand received support from various communities, the numbers opposing reservation are relatively low, suggesting a potential pitched battle between the Marathas and the OBCs in the upcoming Assembly elections.

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4 months, 1 week ago

What Backward classes panel chief said on OBC quota demand for Marathas

India Today

Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission Chairperson Sunil Shukre on Monday said that those seeking reservation for the Maratha community in the Other Backwards Classes should "study the Constitution". Speaking at Baithak, a conclave organised by India Today's sister channel Mumbai Tak, he said, "Quota or reservation is a policy matter. Shukre's remarks came amid protests by Maratha quota activist Manoj …

Constitution Reservation Maratha Obc Backward Shukre

4 months, 1 week ago

Sharad Pawar puts Maratha quota ball in Centre’s court

Hindustan Times

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said the Opposition would cooperate if the Centre brings a policy to remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent quota ceiling on reservations, adding he has appealed to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the quota dispute between the Marathas and Other Backward Class communities. We, as …

Opposition Maratha Centre Fadnavis Patil Sharad Pawar Meeting

4 months, 1 week ago

'Win 8 Out of 88 Maharashtra Assembly Seats If You Have the Courage': Chhagan Bhujbal Challenges Activist Manoj Jarange

News 18

In a sharp political exchange, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal challenged activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to contest 88 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state and prove his influence by winning at least eight of them. “Grant Marathas their reservation, but do not touch the OBC quota,” Bhujbal said, emphasising that the state’s leadership, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy …

Community Reservation Maratha Manoj Minister Marathas Obc

4 months, 2 weeks ago

OBCs should be alert, Maharashtra parties didn’t back Mandal Commission report: Prakash Ambedkar

Hindustan Times

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday urged Other Backward Class communities to be alert ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra polls, saying the political parties in the state didn’t support the Mandal Commission report. OBCs should be alert, Maharashtra parties didn’t back Mandal Commission report: Prakash Ambedkar The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi head was addressing a rally in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

The view from Maratha-OBC ground zero: Bad blood spills onto Marathwada streets

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: In Marathwada, which has instant recall across the country for its numerous farmers’ suicides, a different kind of tragedy is taking root. July 24, 2024: OBC community people gather at Tea stalls in Nadurghat Village in the Beed district of Maharashtra, where the clash between OBC and Maratha communities after the Loksabha Election resulted in June month. This boycott …

Community Social School Maharashtra Boycott Maratha Reservation Marathwada

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha-OBC reservation: Uddhav Thackeray puts ball in Modi’s court

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The political row over the Maratha-OBC reservation issue intensified on Tuesday, as activists from the Maratha Kranti Thok Morcha held an agitation near Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Matoshree, demanding that he clarify his stand on the matter. Mumbai, India - July 30, 2024: Maratha Kranti Thok Morcha workers staged a protest outside Shiv Sena party chief Uddhav …

Support Mumbai Party Reservation Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray Maratha

5 months ago

OBC yatra participants slam Mahayuti government for coddling Marathas

Hindustan Times

WADIGODRI/ BEED/MUMBAI: Just four kilometres away from Antarwali Sarati, the site of Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil’s latest indefinite hunger strike, is Wadigodri, the village where OBC activists Laxman Hake and Nagnath Waghmare kicked off their ‘OBC Arakshan Bachav Jan Akrosh Yatra’ on Monday. Laxman Hake, after kicking off the yatra, lambasted the government for coddling Marathas and “ignoring” OBCs On …

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5 months ago

OBC outfits to hold ‘save reservation’ march to counter Maratha agitation

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: In response to Marathas quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, several OBC outfits will start ‘Jan Akrosh Morcha’ to “save OBC reservation”. OBC organisations have opposed Jarange’s demand to include the Maratha community in the OBC category calling it unreasonable. OBC leader Navnath Waghmare said that there is a widespread anger amongst the OBC communities against Jarange’s attempts to encroach …

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5 months ago

BJP leader challenges MVA to clarify its stand on Maratha quota under OBC category

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday dared the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena to publicly clarify their stand on Maratha reservation. The three parties have supported Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, but remained non-committal on his demand for reservation under the OBC category. OBC outfits have vehemently opposed Jarange’s demand to include the …

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5 months ago

Maratha quota activist on indefinite fast today, says demands not fulfilled

India Today

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil will begin his indefinite hunger strike from Saturday in Maharashtra's Jalna and said that he was forced to take the step again as the state government did not fulfill its demands, including granting reservation to Marathas. In February, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in …

Maharashtra Reservation Maratha Cent Patil Marathas Obc

5 months, 1 week ago

Why Bhujbal landed unannounced at Sharad Pawar’s home

Hindustan Times

A day after he suggested--without naming him-- that Sharad Pawar was out to “set Maharashtra on fire” over the quota issue, Chhagan Bhujbal landed at his former boss’s Mumbai home and requested the 83-year-old Pawar to take the lead in defusing tensions in the state. Bhujbal’s conciliatory visit to Sharad Pawar’s home surprised many in the government especially after his …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange

Hindustan Times

Jalna, Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday claimed that the issue of Maratha reservation has remained unresolved due to pressure from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal. Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange The activist had announced an indefinite fast from July 20 if the government failed to grant the …

Maratha Reservation Quota State Minister Marathas Jarange Fadnavis Bhujbal

5 months, 1 week ago

Maratha quota activist vows to defeat Mahayuti if OBC reservation not granted

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday warned the Maharashtra government to provide reservation to the Maratha community under the OBC category or he will defeat all 288 candidates of the ruling parties in Maharashtra Assembly election which is expected to be held in mid October of this year. Don’t force us to join politics..We will certainly defeat all …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Manoj Jarange to start indefinite fast from July 20 for Maratha reservation

India Today

Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday announced to launch indefinite fast from July 20 if the government fails to grant the reservation to Marathas by midnight on July 13. In February, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs amid ongoing protests. Stating that the July 20 deadline is …

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Mastermind behind Mahayuti’s Maharashtra triumph: Not Shinde, Fadnavis, but an RSS-linked power player

Why is there widespread discontent in Maharashtra?

Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas: Manoj Jarange Patil

Maharashtra polls: Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas, says Manoj Jarange Patil

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP Dusts Off Its 1980s OBC Formula As Maratha Reservation Rocks Assembly Plans

Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra

Maharashtra polls: The million mutinies that fragment the state's politics

Maharashtra polls: Withdrawal from poll fray strategic: Manoj Jarange-Patil, tells HT

OBCs vs Marathas: The Battle for Reservation and Inclusion

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

What Backward classes panel chief said on OBC quota demand for Marathas

Sharad Pawar puts Maratha quota ball in Centre’s court

'Win 8 Out of 88 Maharashtra Assembly Seats If You Have the Courage': Chhagan Bhujbal Challenges Activist Manoj Jarange

OBCs should be alert, Maharashtra parties didn’t back Mandal Commission report: Prakash Ambedkar

The view from Maratha-OBC ground zero: Bad blood spills onto Marathwada streets

Maratha-OBC reservation: Uddhav Thackeray puts ball in Modi’s court

OBC yatra participants slam Mahayuti government for coddling Marathas

OBC outfits to hold ‘save reservation’ march to counter Maratha agitation

BJP leader challenges MVA to clarify its stand on Maratha quota under OBC category

Maratha quota activist on indefinite fast today, says demands not fulfilled

Why Bhujbal landed unannounced at Sharad Pawar’s home

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange

Maratha quota activist vows to defeat Mahayuti if OBC reservation not granted

Manoj Jarange to start indefinite fast from July 20 for Maratha reservation