Chhagan Bhujbal, Nationalist Congress Party leader, resigned as a cabinet minister over the Marathas being given a quota from the OBC category. Bhujbal, an OBC leader, opposed including the Marathas in the OBC category due to concerns about overcrowding for reservations and government jobs. Shiv Sena MLAs, like Sanjay Shirsat and Sanjay Gaikwad, demanded Bhujbal be kicked out of the cabinet for his opposition. Bhujbal clarified that he had already resigned and would continue working for the OBCs.
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The Supreme Court also rejected a request to restore Uddhav Thackeray s government because the leader chose to resign instead of facing a test of strength in the assembly.
Raut is being probed in connection with the re-development of Mumbai s Patra Chawl. His lawyer had sought 13-14 days time to present the documents in front of the probe agency, however, the request was declined by the Agency.
Eknath Shinde, who led a revolt against Shiv Sena leading to the collapse of the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening. He was administered the oath by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.