Speaking to media persons, Jarange-Patil said the government should follow its promises made in January of giving Maratha reservation, implement the 'Sej-Soyare' (bloodline) decision and other points.

“I respected the model code of conduct during the (Lok Sabha) elections. The government should now present its point. We did not vote for or against any party's candidate. However, if the state fails us now, we will contest all 288 assembly seats. We will also reveal the names of specific candidates and ensure their defeat in the elections,” Jarange-Patil warned.

The aggression of the Shivba outfit leader perhaps stems from the fact that more than 50 per cent of the winners in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections were from the politically influential Maratha caste.

Of the total 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, Marathas won 26 seats from different parties, including Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena-UBT (6 each), Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress (5 each), Nationalist Congress Party-SP Are included. (4).

Major winners include Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj (Congress) from Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale (BJP) from Satara, Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) from Thane, Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena-UBT) from Mumbai South and Supriya Sule (NCP-SP) from Baramati. ) Are included. ,

With a large number of supporters, Jarange-Patil continued his series of agitations including sit-ins, protest marches, mega-rallies, a long march to Navi Mumbai and subsequent demonstrations to end hunger in his village Antarwali-Sarti. Strike started. August 2023.

The state government had called a special session of the legislature and accepted many of the demands of the Marathas and some others were still to be implemented as per the understanding, as argued by Jarange-Patil.