Overview
- State industries minister Uday Samant said Eknath Shinde phoned Sunil Raut on Tuesday to inquire about Sanjay Raut’s condition.
- Sanjay Raut said on October 31 that he is dealing with a serious health issue and would step back from active politics for a time.
- More than 100 activists, office‑bearers and former corporators from Kalyan–Dombivli, including some from Shiv Sena (UBT), joined Shinde’s party at a Thane event.
- Shinde told supporters the Mukyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana would never close and credited its beneficiaries for the Mahayuti’s return to power last year.
- Positioning for local body elections next month, he highlighted development in Kalyan–Dombivli, praising MP Dr Shrikant Shinde and promising progress on housing projects.