The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Sachin Andure, convicted in the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and suspended his life sentence. Andure, who is also facing trial in the Govind Pansare murder case, can now walk out of jail

Gaikwad, whose party is a constituent of the ruling BJP-led coalition, is at the centre of a controversy over his alleged offensive phone conversation regarding Pansare’s book 'Shivaji Kon Hota'