Updated On: 24 March, 2024 03:26 PM IST | Jalna | mid-day online correspondent
The Maratha quota activist claimed that the community holds sway over 17-18 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra

Manoj Jarange/ File Photo
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday appealed to the Maratha community to choose candidates for contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as independents before March 30. The Maratha quota activist claimed that the community holds sway over 17-18 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra.
As per PTI report, the Maratha activist Jarange said that with their influence, they can garner the support of not only Muslims and Dalit communities but also wider section of the society. He said this while addressing a meeting of the Maratha community members, who had come from across the state, at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district.