Fresh trouble is mounting for Maharashtra Sports Minister Manikrao Kokate, with his political future now under serious doubt. Kokate, an NCP MLA from Sinnar in Nashik district and a leader from Ajit Pawar’s faction, is likely to be dropped from the state cabinet, sources said.

Kokate is currently a minister in the Mahayuti government, which includes the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP.