Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate Stripped of Portfolios After Conviction

• Manikrao Kokate was stripped of his ministerial portfolios following his conviction in a 1995 cheating and forgery case.
• Governor Acharya Devvrat reassigned Kokate's ministries (Sports and Youth Welfare, Minority Development, Aukaf) to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
• Kokate, an NCP MLA from Sinnar, was sentenced to two years in jail and fined Rs 50,000 by a Nashik court.
• The Nashik district and sessions court upheld the conviction and issued an arrest warrant against him.
• Kokate has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital's ICU after complaining of chest pain and uneasiness.

Why It Matters: Manikrao Kokate stripped of portfolios and faces arrest after conviction; ministries reassigned to Ajit Pawar.