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Maharashtra government formation: NDA ally Ramdas Athawale says Shiv Sena must 'compromise' on role in coalition

An ally in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Republican Party of India (RPI) on Wednesday said that Shiv Sena has the key to the government however it should settle for a "compromise" on its role in the coalition government because it does not have "strong" alternatives to its alliance partner, the BJP.

'Mayawati isn't married, doesn't know how to handle husband,' says Ramdas Athawale on BSP supremo's jibe at Narendra Modi for 'abandoning' wife

The president of the Republican Party of India, a member of the BJP-led NDA, also added that he respects Mayawati and she should refrain from making such statements

Lok Sabha election: Ramdas Athawale demands 1-2 seats for RPI in alliance with BJP in Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra

Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawale is keen to put up one to two candidates in the coming Lok Sabha polls in Kerala in alliance with the BJP

Shiv Sena, BJP didn't spare a single seat for RPI in Maharashtra alliance, says Union minister Ramdas Athawale

Union Social Justice Minister and RPI (A) president Ramdas Athawale rued Saturday that his party was not spared a single seat by NDA allies BJP and Shiv Sena while announcing their alliance for the coming polls.

Ramdas Athawale slapped in Ambernath: Union minister to meet Devendra Fadnavis, seek inquiry into 'pre-planned attack'

The Republican Party of India has called for a statewide bandh on Sunday after party leader and Union minister Ramadas Athawale was assaulted during an event in Ambernath city.

SC/ST Act Amendment Bill in Parliament: Modi govt looks to turn around Supreme Court's order as Dalit groups threaten to launch strike

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has decided to bring a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament to restore the original provisions of the SC/ST Act, amid growing pressure from alliance partners

Rise of Hindutva forces, upper caste antagonism catalyse drive by educated Dalits to assert their identity

Christophe Jaffrelot talks about what's exceptional about current resurgence of Dalit assertiveness, and why right-wing politics will always have limited appeal for backward castes

Ramdas Athawale defends Jignesh Mevani, says Bhima-Koregaon area tense even before Gujarat MLA's speech

Ramdas Athawale, a prominent Dalit leader, said there was tension in the area even prior to the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle on 1 January

Maharashtra bandh: Dalit leaders, Congress ask Narendra Modi to speak on rising violence; Devendra Fadnavis blames outsiders

BJP leadership both in the state of Maharashtra as well as the Centre came under heavy criticism for rising incidents of violence against Dalits as Maharashtra came to a near standstill during the Mahrashtra Bandh on Wednesday

Sharad Pawar, Opposition leaders urge farmers to start 'non-cooperation movement' against state govt

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar asked Maharashtra farmers not to pay outstanding loans to the state unless it deposits the "much-touted" loan waiver amount into their account