Sambhaji Raje will get a seat that Pranav Pandya, Head of Gayatri Parivar, had declined to accept last month. By A Correspondent | Posted 3 hoursThe BJP government has taken yet another step to appease the disgruntled Maratha community by nominating its influential leader Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje of Kolhapur. Sambhaji Raje, who belongs to a royal family of descendents of Chhatrapati Shivaji, has been leading an agitation for demanding a quota for the Marathas. Chhatrapati Sambhaji RajeThe nomination done by the President came late Saturday evening. With a considerable clout, the royal is expected to add to the BJP's strength in southern Maharashtra, where NCP and Congress have been dominant.

Source: Mid-Day June 12, 2016 09:20 UTC