Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut criticises the Maharashtra government over the Nasrapur rape and murder case, calling it “useless and incompetent” and questioning CM Devendra Fadnavis over law and order concerns and his visits to poll-bound states

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is strengthening its presence in BJP-dominated regions by inducting Bachchu Kadu. The move is seen as a strategic effort to expand influence in Vidarbha while reshaping local political equations within the ruling Mahayuti alliance