Chandrashekhar Bawankule is new Maharashtra BJP chief while Ashish Shelar to head Mumbai unit for second time
Their appointments came ahead of upcoming urban and rural local body elections termed as mini assembly polls
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Their appointments came ahead of upcoming urban and rural local body elections termed as mini assembly polls
Ashish Shelar, 49, a BJP member from Bandra West and Shiv Sena foe, has been named the BJP's Mumbai unit president. Shelar, who was not appointed to the
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said it was time to display ‘Kolhapuri chappals’, reacting to Koshyari’s statement on the ‘Marathi Manoos’
Koshiyari’s statement drew heavy criticism from political leaders, who accused him of insulting Marathi-speaking citizens of the state.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has triggered a row claiming that if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis were removed from Maharashtra then Mumbai will no longer remain the financial capital of the country.