Nationalist Congress Party

The Maratha reservation issue has once again intensified in Maharashtra as activist Manoj Jarange-Patil continues to press the state government over Kunbi certificates and reservation demands. The prolonged agitation has created fresh political pressure on the Devendra Fadnavis-led government.

Student protests have intensified in Maharashtra over alleged irregularities and a paper-leak controversy involving MPSC examinations. Opposition parties have backed the students’ demand for action, putting fresh pressure on the state government.

Maharashtra politics has entered another tense phase as Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil's indefinite hunger strike continues. The state government has announced four Government Resolutions aimed at extending education and training benefits to Maratha, Kunbi and SEBC youth, while Jarange has continued to demand a broader resolution to the reservation issue.

The upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussions in West Bengal after a Congress leader claimed that the Trinamool Congress had offered the seat to Congress. The TMC denied making such a proposal, adding another point of contention ahead of the October 6 bypoll.

The Supreme Court has resumed final hearings in petitions concerning the Shiv Sena split and the disqualification of MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The Shinde camp is defending the Election Commission’s decision recognising its organisational majority in the party dispute.