Elections have often been described as a litmus test of parliamentary democracy. In Satara, Shivendraraje Bhosale, scion of the royal family of Satara and descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is defending his seat as a BJP candidate for a fifth term. In Kolhapur North, Madhurimaraje Chhatrapati, the daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, the king of Kolhapur and the Congress MP …
The Maratha community outfits on Wednesday began the next phase of their statewide silent agitation to press for reservation in government jobs and education, which was scrapped by the Supreme Court last month. Minister of state for home and Kolhapur’s guardian minister Satej Patil, minister Hasan Mushrif, minister of state Rajendra Yadravkar, MPs Sanjay Mandalik, Dhairyasheel Mane, MLAs Prakash Awade, …
