Nathuram Godse's nephew and niece in Pune see him as a devout nationalist, not a contract killer.
In the coming assembly election, negotiations over seat-sharing will be as important as actual outreach to voters.
Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Nitin Gadkari, late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's daughter Poonam, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Vijaysinh Mohite Patil are a few of the 29 new entrants to the 16th Lok Sabha among the 48 MPs from Maharashtra.