Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti
The Samyukta Maharashtra Movement achieved its aim when the present state of Maharashtra was created on 1 May 1960. The state reorganization left Marathi-speaking areas in Northern Karnataka, such as Belgaon, outside Maharashtra. The newly liberated people of Goa in a 1967 referendum rejected merger with Maharashtra.
Politics of Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second capital as well as its winter capital. Government in the state is organized on parliamentary system. Power is further devolved to large city councils, District councils (Zila Parishad) and sub-district (Taluka) councils and the village parish councils (Gram panchayat). The politics of the state is dominated by the numerically strong Maratha-Kunbi community. There are National and regional parties in the state serving different demographics such as those based on religion, caste, urban and rural residents.