{
  "id": 16223485,
  "title": "Maharashtra Politics: BJP-Shiv Sena Rift Widens Over Manoj Jarange's ₹500 Crore Audio Clip Allegations Against Deputy CM Eknath Shinde",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/maharashtra-politics-bjp-shiv-sena-rift-widens-over-manoj-jaranges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T19:56:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-politics-bjp-shiv-sena-rift-widens-over-manoj-jaranges-500-crore-audio-clip-allegations-against-deputy-cm-eknath-shinde"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The rift within Maharashtra's ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has widened over allegations of ₹500 crore being paid to Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange by Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam accused Jarange of conspiring with the BJP to politically eliminate Shinde and rejected the BJP's claim that the audio clip was generated using AI. Kadam sought a forensic investigation into the clip and claimed Jarange had ties to government tenders. In response, BJP MLC Pravin Darekar warned the party would not remain silent if its leaders were subjected to personal attacks and questioned who within the BJP was allegedly trying to damage Shinde. Jarange hit back at Kadam, questioning how the latter knew the exact date of the audio clip and defended his meeting with BJP leader Prasad Lad.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Audio clip row puts BJP-Shiv Sena ties under strain in Maharashtra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/audio-clip-row-puts-bjp-shiv-sena-ties-under-strain-in-maharashtra",
        "published": "2026-10-23T16:18:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}