The Latest Breaking News from Maharashtra

Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole and other Congress leaders visited Maharashtra's violence-hit Parbhani and paid homage. Read further on Dynamite News:

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited Maharashtra's Parbhani that had witnessed violence earlier this month and alleged that the victim was "murdered" because he was a Dalit and was "protecting" the Constitution. Read further on Dynamite News:

At least 6 people have been killed and 49 others were injured after a bus rammed into pedestrians and vehicles at SG Barve Marg in Kurla West on Monday night, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

"Samajwadi Party can never remain with communal ideology, hence we separate ourselves from Maha Vikas Aghadi," Maharashtra SP chief Abu Asim Azmi said in a statement. Read further on Dynamite News:

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by author Chetan Bhagat, academic Sarthak Bagchi, and journalist Dhiren A Sadokpam to discuss the Maharashtra government formation, the increased violence in Manipur, and the ‘foreign hand’ allegations against OCCRP. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, BJP President JP Nadda were among those who were present on the occasion.

In the lead-up to the Maharashtra polls, observers were cautious in their predictions. The battle between two major alliances, each with three main members, would be too close to call, they said.

Fadnavis name was proposed by senior party leaders Chandrakant Patil and Sudhir Mungatiwar at a meeting of the newly elected MLAs. Read further on Dynamite News:

In the Malshiras assembly constituency in Maharashtra’s Solapur, NCP-SP candidate Uttamrao Shivdas Jankar had recently defeated the BJP with a margin of over 13,000 votes. But the constituency’s Markarwadi village has decided to hold its own repoll today through “ballot paper”.