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Maharashtra Winter Session Opens With LoP Posts Vacant as Opposition Boycotts Tea

Presiding officers say they will consider Opposition nominations after consultations, with the government pointing to the 10% convention.

Nagpur: Preparations underway for the Maharashtra Assembly Winter session, at Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_04_2025_000550B) (PTI)
The chief minister and his deputy have given public assurances that they will follow the party high command’s guidance on the leadership question. (PTI)
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Overview

  • The Maha Vikas Aghadi skipped the customary pre-session tea to protest the absence of Leaders of the Opposition in both the Assembly and Council.
  • Shiv Sena (UBT) has nominated Bhaskar Jadhav for the Assembly post and Congress has proposed Satej Patil for the Council, and Council chair Ram Shinde confirmed receipt of a proposal.
  • Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the decision rests with the Speaker and Council Chairman and referenced the convention that an Opposition group needs 10% of seats to claim the posts.
  • The government stated that about 90 lakh rain-affected farmers have received assistance and that a Praveen Pardeshi-led committee is reviewing eligibility for a crop-loan waiver.
  • Opposition leaders plan to press agrarian distress and funding discrimination claims during the Dec 8–14 Nagpur session, including a dispute over whether a relief proposal was sent to the Centre.