Bhagat Singh Koshyari News

Bombay HC dismissed a petition against Bhagat Singh Koshyari He resigned as Maharashtra Governor in Feb this year He had faced flak for calling Shivaji Maharaj an "icon of olden times"

Ramesh Bais took oath as the 20th Governor of Maharashtra on Saturday Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was present at the swearing-in ceremony He took over the position after Bhagat Singh Koshyari who resigned last week

Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who has now been replaced by Ramesh Bais as Maharashtra Governor, had last year courted a controversy after he said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an "icon of olden times".

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the new Maharashtra Governor after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Bhagat Singh Koshyari's resignation.

There are various petitions pending before the apex court filed by both factions of Shiv Sena. The Thackeray-led faction had approached the top court challenging the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari`s decision. They had also challenged the newly appointed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker`s action recognising the whip of the Eknath Shinde group.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari has expressed his unhappiness in his role as Governor During an event for the Jain community, Koshyari stated that he feels sad and unhappy Koshyari went on to request that the government consider establishing a "Ministry of Pilgrimage"

Maharashtra, Mumbai Protest 17 December Live Updates: Mumbai on Saturday will witness the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) `Halla Bol’ protest march against the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra as well as counter-protests by the ruling ally BJP.

Maharashtra Bandh 13 December Live Updates: The political parties have unanimously called for a bandh because no action has been taken against the Governor for his remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

'My appeal is that the MLAs and MPs of the BJP, which has been inspired by the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji, should resign if they have any respect for Shivaji Maharaj', Nana Patole said.

This comes at a time when former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, dubbed Maharashtra Governor Koshyari an 'Amazon parcel' sent by the Centre and demanded his recall over his recent remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Uddhav Thackeray's faction's MP Sanjay Raut has also targeted Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Uddhav Thackeray also distanced himself from Rahul Gandhi's statement on Savarkar. The BJP also expressed strong objection to Rahul Gandhi's statement.

Mahavikas Aghadi had sent 20 names to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. CM Eknath Shinde requested the Governor to withdraw this list. Governor has decided to withdraw this list as per this demand.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who is facing flak over his "Mumbai will have no money if the Gujaratis and Rajasthanis were to leave" remarks, said that he is confident that the people of Maharashtra will display their large heart and forgive him. 

Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's statement on 'Gujaratis-Rajasthanis' has stirred a controversy in the state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reacted to his statement on Sunday Fadnavis said that he didn't agree with Koshyari's statement as Marathi people have contributed to the development of the state

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had created a controversy after his remark on 'Gujaratis and Rajasthanis' On this comment, he has received a lot of backlash from Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and other Opposition leaders

Margaret Alva hit out at her NDA rival VP nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar. Margaret Alva reacted to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s controversial remarks on Mumbai.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has targeted Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. He has said that the governor should also show Kolhapuri chappals. There is a controversy over the statement of the Governor, in which he had said that if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are expelled from Maharashtra, no money would be left in the state.

Maharashtra Governor Koshyari on Saturday courted controversy after he said if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis were removed from Maharashtra, then Mumbai will no longer remain the financial capital of the country.

NCP MP hit out at Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his remarks on Mumbai. Uddhav Thackeray also lashed out at Governor's remarks. Koshyari said his remarks have been "misconstrued".

There has been an uproar in Maharashtra over the statement of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. The opposition and common citizens say that the governor has insulted the state. While addressing a program, Koshyari said that if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis leave, then there will be no money left in Mumbai and Mumbai will not be called the financial capital of the country.