Shiv Sena,is a right-wing Marathi regionalist and ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bombay,the party agitates for preferential treatment for Maharashtrians over migrants from other parts of India. Its election symbol for Maharashtra is Bow and Arrow. Uddhav Thackeray,Bal Thackeray's son,is party leader and serves as the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Raj Shrikant Thackeray is an Indian politician and chairperson of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS),a regional political party. He is the nephew of Bal Thackeray;and a cousin of Shiv Sena chief and the 19th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a Regionalist far-right Indian political party based in the state of Maharashtra and operates on the ideology of "Maratha Manus". It was founded on 9 March 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena party due to differences with his cousin Uddhav Thackeray,who is the 19th Chief Minister Of Maharashtra and to his sidelining by the Shiv Sena in major decisions like distribution of election tickets.
On 19 October 2008,Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena activists attacked North Indian candidates appearing for the All India Railway Recruitment Board entrance exam for the Western region in Mumbai,India. The attacks invoked a quick reaction from Bihar members of the Union Government in Delhi,notably the Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his cabinet colleague,Ram Vilas Paswan. The Chief Minister of Bihar,Nitish Kumar spoke to his Maharashtra counterpart Vilasrao Deshmukh and urged him to provide protection to the migrants from Bihar. Lalu demanded a ban on the MNS,and described its chief Raj Thackeray as a "mental case".
The Nashik Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Nashik in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members,is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure,public services and police. Members from the state's leading political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party,Indian National Congress,Shiv Sena,Bhartiya Janata Party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena hold elected offices in the corporation. Nashik municipal corporation (NMC) is located in Nashik.
Thane Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consisting of democratically elected members,is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure,public services and transport. Members from the nation's and state's leading political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party,Indian National Congress,Shiv Sena,Bhartiya Janata Party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena hold elected offices in the corporation.
Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital,Mumbai,has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second,or winter,capital. Government in the state is organized on the parliamentary system. Power is devolved to large city councils,district councils,sub-district (Taluka) councils,and the village parish councils. The politics of the state are dominated by the numerically strong Maratha–Kunbi community. There are national and regional parties in the state,serving different demographics,such as those based on religion,caste,urban and rural residents.
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation,Pune is the civic body that governs the neighbourhood of Pimpri Chinchwad,north western city limits of Pune,India. It was established on 11 October 1982 to govern the newly industrialized towns of Chinchwad,Akurdi,Pimpri &Bhosari. It governs an area of 181 km2 with a population of 1.72 million. The executive power of the PCMC is vested in the Municipal Commissioner,an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer appointed by the Government of Maharashtra. The position is held by Rajesh patil (IAS) during the pandemic in late December 2020. The general body of the PCMC consists of 128 directly elected councilors,popularly known as "corporators",headed by a mayor. Rahul Jadhav (BJP) was elected as the mayor and Sachin Chinchwade (BJP) as the deputy mayor in August 2018. The PCMC headquarters is situated on the Old Pune Mumbai Highway alongside the freeway in the city of Pune.
Sunil Prabhu is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena. He is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Dindoshi Assembly Constituency. He was the 74th mayor of the city of Mumbai,the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra,and chief of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation,the country's richest municipal body.
Nitin Sardesai is a politician from the Maharashtra state of India. He belongs to the political party of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 2009.
The Jalgaon Municipal Corporation is the administrative body of the city of Jalgaon in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Harshvardhan Jadhav is an Indian politician who formerly represented Kannad in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He has been a member of Shiv Sena,Maharashtra Navnirman Sena,Shiv Swarajya Paksha at various times in his political career.
Bala Nandgaonkar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He started with Shiv Sena,and later joined Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. He is a three term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Usroli and Shivadi Assembly Constituency.
Pravin Darekar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a one term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Magathane .And now leader of Opposition in Maharashtra legislative council.
Vishakha Raut is Shiv Sena Politician from Mumbai. She was the former Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. She had also represented the Dadar Assembly Constituency from 1999 to 2004 in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Gilbert John Mendonca is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. Mendonca was a one-term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,being a member of the 12th Assembly and serving in the lower house from 2009 to 2014.
Purvesh Sarnaik is an Indian politician,film producer and businessperson from the Indian state of Maharashtra,affiliated with Shiv Sena,Currently,he is serving as the Secretary of Yuva Sena,the youth wing of Shiv Sena. He was elected as corporator to the Thane Municipal Corporation in February 2017. He is the son of MLA Pratap Sarnaik and son in law of Ranjit Patil.
Pramod Ratan Patil,commonly known as Raju Patil,is an Indian politician and leader of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in the Kalyan-Dombivli region. He is a supporter of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray. He played a major role in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) election in 2010 where the MNS won 29 seats. He was a Member of Thane Zilha Parishad from 2009 to 2012. In the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election he was elected to the Kalyan Rural seat.
The Jalgaon housing scam,sometimes called the Jalgaon Gharkul scam,refers to a financial scam that took place in the city of Jalgaon in Maharashtra,India,involving the illicit diverting of approximately ₹110 crore in loaned public municipal funds,that were earmarked for a 1996-initiated project for the building of over 11,000 units of subsidized housing to benefit the area's rural poor population,and to reduce the prevalence of slums. The incident is considered the largest known scam in the history of North Maharashtra.
Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe is an Indian politician and social worker from Kopargaon,Ahmednagar,Maharashtra.
