Balasaheb Thorat

Saamana edit indicates disquiet in MVA over Nana Patole taking over as Maharashtra Congress chief

Although the Saamana editorial praised Patole as a "straight-forward and aggressive leader", it also preferred advise that "restraint" was key to smooth functioning of the three-party government

Nana Patole appointed as Maharashtra Congress chief after resigning as Assembly Speaker

Party chief Sonia Gandhi also appointed six working presidents — Shivaji Rao Moge, Basavaraj Patil, Mohamed Arif Naseem Khan, Kunal Rohidas Patil, Chandrakanth Handore and Pranati Shushilkumar Shinde — to work with Patole

Nana Patole resigns as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker, likely to take over as state Congress chief

Legislature sources told PTI that Patole handed over his resignation to deputy speaker Narhari Zhirwal on Thursday

Congress suspends Sanjay Jha from party for 'anti-party activities and breach of discipline'

The entrepreneur-turned-politician's suspension comes weeks after he wrote a newspaper article critical of the Congress party.

With Maharashtra and Gujarat at loggerheads over procedures, 5,000 Gujarati workers languish in Mumbai waiting to go home

The success of transporting migrant workers from one state to another depends on the coordination between two concerned states.

Maharashtra Congress arranges trains to facilitate return of 27,685 migrants; 24,000 more to to be sent back home, says Balasaheb Thorat

The Maharashtra Congress has borne the travel expenses of nearly 27,865 migrant workers and sent them back to their native places, state party president Balasaheb Thorat claimed

Bandra migrants' protest: Misinformation on trains spread through 11 methods, police have tracked down accounts, says Maharashtra home minister

Misinformation may have been a factor behind a protest by migrant workers near Mumbai's Bandra station on Tuesday.

Congress committed to give reservation to Muslims in Maharashtra, says state party chief Balasaheb Thorat

Thorat's comments came after chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said he has not received any proposal of giving five percent reservation to Muslims

Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat accuses RSS, BJP of opposing reservation for backward sections, blames them of trying to do away with ST, SC, OBC quota

Balasaheb Thorat was speaking at the 'BJP Hatao, Aarakshan Bachao' rally organised by the Congress

Book that compared Narendra Modi to Chhatrapati Shivaji has been withdrawn and author has apologised, says BJP

Jai Bhagwan Goyal is a BJP member and the party's rivals in Maharashtra have latched onto the issue to corner it by holding protests and accusing it of insulting the legendary Maratha warrior.