Manohar Joshi, ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena stalwart, dies at 86

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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena stalwart Manohar Joshi died at a hospital in Mumbai today..

He was admitted to Hinduja Hospital on February 21, after suffering a cardiac attack and was being treated in the intensive care unit..

Manohar Joshi served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 under the Shiv Sena-BJP coalition..

His political journey began when he successfully secured a seat as a councillor in the Maharashtra Legislative Council under the Shiv Sena banner..

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