Maharashtra oppn in disarray, but monsoon session to be stormy

Putting behind drubbing in the just held Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, opposition parties are gearing up to aggressively take on the BJP-led government and highlight its "failures" during the monsoon session of the state legislature starting here from Monday.

This will be the last session of the state legislature before the assembly polls which are likely in October. The BJP -Shiv Sena government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will complete its five-year term in October.

Despite the opposition being in a disarray post the Lok Sabha polls, the three-week session is expected to be a stormy affair with the Congress-NCP combine seeking to put the Fadnavis government on the mat on corruption charges against Housing Minister Prakash Mehta and other key issues.

The Congress-NCP combine fared poorly in Maharashtra in the just held Lok Sabha polls. The Congress won just one Lok Sabha seat in the state, while its ally the NCP emerged victorious in four ...