NCP legislators at a meeting chaired by party chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday were told to step up outreach with the Muslim and Dalit communities and also increase communication with the politically influential Maratha community in the run-up to .
A phone recording of CM Eknath Shinde and Arun Dongale, chairman of influential Kolhapur district milk cooperative milk producers association, better known for its milk brand Gokul, has gone viral.
Twenty-eight ministers will hoist the flag at the district headquarters on August 15. However, the government list revealed that Ajit Pawar camp ministers have been assigned districts far from their home turf and constituencies.