Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari gave an exclusive interview and broke his silence on the Shiv Sena V/S Shiv Sena split. In an interview, Koshyari was asked his opinion and whether he is biased towards the Eknath Shinde-led BJP government in Maharashtra. Answering the question, Koshyari said, "Uddhav Thackeray had the majority, he should have come to me to stake claim to form the government, but instead Shinde did.

Following CM Uddhav Thackeray's resignation on June 29, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met the Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari, seeking to form a government. Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde also met with Governor Koshyari. BJP currently has 106 MLAs, and with Shinde's 39 rebel MLAs, a new government is likely to be formed in Maharashtra. Thackeray's resignation brought an end to the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

The Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari praised the State Minister Amit Deshmukh, over holding the final year examination of the Health Science University amid coronavirus. However, during the inauguration of renovated administrative building of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), the governor said "I really have no words for Deshmukh, what courage he showed." Jobs of doctors are difficult but raising and preparing a… read-more

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on October 12, reportedly, wrote a letter to the Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackray asking him to reopen places of worship with COVID-19 precautions. In the letter, he asked CM if he has turned 'secular' despite his Hindutva ideology. The CM in his response said that he does not need a 'certificate' of Hindutva from the Governor and a decision on his suggestion will be taken soon.