Citing "self-respect" and to prevent "horse-trading", Yuvraj Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, the scion of the erstwhile Kolhapur royal family, opted out of the Rajya Sabha race here on Friday.
Yuvraj Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, who was hoping to contest as an independent with the support of the extra votes of various parties and independents, said that his decision arose out of `self-respect`, to prevent `horse-trading` and concern for the masses who are his real strength, IANS report said.
Causing concerns on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Mumbai on Sunday, independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana remained adamant on going to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray s private home on Saturday to .
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday distanced itself from the campaign launched by independent MP and ex-filmstar Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi to teach Hindutva lessons to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.Leader of Opposition .
In a big jolt, a large number of agitating employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) made a surgical strike at the private, secure, south Mumbai residence of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar, .