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  Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Congress secures top spot with 34 seats

  Maharashtra | January 17, 2026 10:26 IST

  Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: KMC election outcomes show Congress claiming 34 of 81 wards, establishing the largest single-party bloc despite Mahayuti alliance's overall tally of 44 seats.

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  BMC polls 2026: RPI(A) to support Mahayuti, will field candidates on 20 seats, announces Athawale

  Maharashtra | January 03, 2026 8:18 IST

  BMC elections 2026: Athawale said Fadnavis told him that the Mahayuti had struggled to allocate seats to the RPI(A), but has promised him a seat in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He said the RPI(A) will contest on 20 seats and support the Mahayuti candidates on 207 other seats.

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  Ramdas Athawale says no record of surgical strikes during UPA rule, defends Operation Sindoor

  India | May 29, 2025 17:08 IST

  Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said he was not aware of any surgical strikes carried out during the Congress-led UPA regime, asserting that such operations are only known to have happened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

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  Athawale slams Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav for skipping Mahakumbh, urges Hindu voters to boycott them

  Maharashtra | February 26, 2025 17:29 IST

  The Mahakumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering, is set to conclude today with Mahashivratri Snan.

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  Chunav Manch: Athawale predicts crushing defeat of MVA, says Mahayuti to get more than 170 seats

  Maharashtra | October 24, 2024 14:03 IST

  Ramdas Athawale who participated in India TV Chunav Manch said that as long as PM Modi's government is in power in the country, Congress will not come to power and predicted that the Mahayuti govet is going to win the upcoming elections.

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  Maharashtra Cabinet approves salary hike for Madarsa teachers, AIMIM calls it 'appeasement politics'

  Maharashtra | October 11, 2024 16:43 IST

  Maharashtra Cabinet decision: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde presided over the meeting that was held on Thursday (October 10). Currently, D.Ed. teachers are paid Rs 6,000 per month, it will be increased to Rs 16,000 per month.

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  'We may not win 4th term, but...': Nitin Gadkari's playful jibe at Ramdas Athawale

  Maharashtra | September 23, 2024 19:37 IST

  It is pertinent to note that the statement by Union Minister Gadkari comes as he presented the Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Award for the year 2024, to Ramdas Athawale. He praised the latter for his work in advocating for justice for the Dalit.

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  Rahul Gandhi's passport should be cancelled for defaming India on foreign soil: Athawale | VIDEO

  Maharashtra | September 18, 2024 12:57 IST

  MoS Ramdas Athawale also added that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi always tries to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi in foreign countries.

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  Will strongly oppose any move to apply creamy layer criteria in quota for SCs/STs: Ramdas Athawale

  Maharashtra | August 03, 2024 14:30 IST

  The Supreme Court said that states are empowered to make sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for granting quotas inside the reserved category to uplift more underprivileged castes.

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  Minister Ramdas Athawale wishes Rahul Gandhi on his birthday in his own style

  India | June 20, 2024 0:00 IST

  This is the second time when Athawale has wished Rahul Gandhi with a pinch of humour. His remark drew mixed reactions on social media.

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  Ramdas Athawale, Union Minister and RPI leader, meets with road accident in Satara

  Maharashtra | March 21, 2024 19:29 IST

  The car of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale got damaged on the front side, however, there was no report of anyone getting injured in the road accident.

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  Sharad Pawar may change his mind on joining NDA after meeting PM Modi in August: Ramdas Athawale

  Maharashtra | July 30, 2023 13:41 IST

  Athawale said that PM Modi and the senior Pawar would discuss several matters during their meeting in Pune, which may include a possible alliance for the next year Lok Sabha polls.

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  Padma awards 2023: Government impartial in honouring people, says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

  India | January 26, 2023 22:03 IST

  Padma awards 2023: "The government is impartial in honouring the people for their contribution. Like Mulayam Singh Yadav ji had a great contribution towards the socialist movement, so he should be honoured. It is the duty of the government to pay respect to the people," said Athawale.

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  'Congress seats won't grow like Rahul Gandhi's beard': Ramdas Athawale on Lok Sabha 2024

  India | December 28, 2022 20:28 IST

  Lok Sabha 2024: Targeting Rahul Gandhi and his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Ramdas Athawale said that he (Rahul Gandhi) might have grown his beard, but that won't help the Congress grow the number of seats in 2024, as the Yatra will make no difference.

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  'Real' Shiv Sena belongs to Maha CM Shinde, Uddhav should hold Dussehra rally in BKC: Athawale

  India | September 06, 2022 20:31 IST

  Mumbai's civic body has said it had received applications from the Uddhav Thackeray and Shinde-led factions of the Shiv Sena to "book" the sprawling Shivaji Park for the party's Dussehra rally in October.

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  Uddhav Thackeray's time up, Eknath Shinde will form government with BJP: Ramdas Athawale

  India | June 24, 2022 15:43 IST

  Eknath Shinde, a minister in the Uddhav Thackeray cabinet, has rebelled against Shiv Sena, pushing the MVA government to the brink of collapse.

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  No threat to NDA even if Sena, others form third front as people are happy under Modi govt: Athawale

  India | February 20, 2022 23:40 IST

  Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who also heads the TRS, on Sunday called on his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai and later also met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.

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  Hijab controversy: Religion should not be taken to schools, says Ramdas Athawale

  India | February 13, 2022 12:14 IST

  The Hijab protests began on Feb 4 at Govt Girls PU college in Karnataka's Udupi district when some students alleged that they had been barred from attending classes wearing hijab.

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  When Ramdas Athawale corrected typos in Shashi Tharoor's English- Here's what happened

  India | February 11, 2022 13:39 IST

  Union Minister Dr Ramdas Athawale pounced at the chance to school the Thiruvananthapuram MP and said "one is bound to make mistakes while making unnecessary claims."

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  'Sameer Wankhede is a Hindu dalit, stop defaming him and kin', Athawale slams Nawab Malik

  India | October 31, 2021 20:00 IST

  Wankhede is facing the vigilance probe by NCB after an independent witness in the drugs-on-cruise case, in which Aryan Khan is one of the accused, claimed of overhearing a discussion of a Rs 25 crore pay-off, including Rs 8 crore for Sameer Wankhede.