Manikrao Kokate Resigns from Maharashtra Cabinet After Fraud Conviction

• NCP leader Manikrao Kokate resigned from the Maharashtra Cabinet following his conviction in a 1995 fraud and forgery case.
• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar confirmed Kokate's resignation on Thursday.
• A Nashik court issued an arrest warrant against Kokate after the Sessions Court upheld his two-year jail sentence.
• Kokate had appealed to the Bombay High Court, but the urgent hearing was listed for Friday.
• The case involves submitting forged documents for government quota flats, with the original complaint lodged by the late T.S. Dighole.

Why It Matters: Manikrao Kokate resigned from the Maharashtra Cabinet following his conviction in a 1995 fraud case.