Former Maharashtra CM and ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi passed away at the age of 86 in Mumbai.

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Former Maharashtra CM and ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi passed away at the age of 86 in Mumbai. Joshi's political career began with his involvement in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and later became a member of the Shiv Sena. In the 1980s, Joshi emerged as a key leader within the Shiv Sena, known for his organisational skills and grassroots connect. He was also elected as a Member of Parliament and was the Lok Sabha Speaker from 2002 to 2004 when the Vajpayee government was in power. He contested the first elections of BMC polls in 1986 and three corporators of Sena won. He became a mayor in 1976 and was also a standing committee chairperson prior to that. He moved to the state politics in 1980s.


     

     

     

 

     


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