Devendra Fadnavis

In his letter, Raut claimed that his security was withdrawn after the change of government in the state. Stating that he had no complaint about such a political decision, Raut said he expected the government to take responsibility for the worsening law and order situation in Maharashtra.

Devendra Fadnavis' visit has been discussed a lot in the backdrop of the Kasba assembly by-election.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regularly claimed that Uddhav Thackeray, as chief minister, would rarely leave Mumbai, despite pressing issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown and heavy rains distressing farmers.

The BJP bagged 105 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, held on October 24, 2019. The Shiv Sena, then in alliance with BJP, won 56 seats. Despite having enough seats to form a government, the two allies disputed power-sharing, with the chief minister's designation being the point of contention.

The MVA includes the NCP, Thackeray's Sena, and Congress. The three-party coalition ruled from 2019 to the end of June last year. Thackeray's government collapsed after a rebellion by his party's senior leader Eknath Shinde and his supporting MLAs, who later formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and came to power.

"It's the truth, you can ask any police officer about it. They will let you know," said BJP senior leader Devendra Fadnavis. Following the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Devendra Fadnavis returned as the Deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Modi will visit Mumbai to lay the groundwork for several projects on Thursday and inaugurate two Metro lines that will improve the city's transportation infrastructure.

BMC MARD President Pravin Dhage confirmed that a patient attacked a resident doctor with a knife at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. He was injured and is under treatment.

Border row: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra and not to anyone's father. Staking claims over Mumbai will not be tolerated. We will express our concerns to the Karnataka government and the Union Home Minister."

On Thursday, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on the border row, resolving to protect the southern state's interests. The BJP is in power in Karnataka as well as Maharashtra, where it is in an alliance with the Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena.