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Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate resigns days after being convicted by Nashik court in cheating and forgery case
Updated On: 18 December, 2025 06:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Manikrao Kokate, an MLA from Sinnar in Nashik district, had previously held important portfolios, including the agriculture ministry, before being shifted to the sports ministry after an earlier controversy
Manikrao Kokate's resignation was confirmed on Thursday by NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. File Pic/X
Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Manikrao Kokate has resigned from the state cabinet following a court verdict that upheld his conviction and two-year prison sentence in a cheating and forgery case.
The resignation was confirmed on Thursday by NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
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