{"id":14481,"date":"2025-09-21T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/not-an-mla-but-gets-rs-20-crore-in-funds-ex-shinde-sena-legislator-stirs-row-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:42:46","slug":"not-an-mla-but-gets-rs-20-crore-in-funds-ex-shinde-sena-legislator-stirs-row-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/not-an-mla-but-gets-rs-20-crore-in-funds-ex-shinde-sena-legislator-stirs-row-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not An MLA, But Gets Rs 20 Crore In Funds\u2019: Ex-Shinde Sena Legislator Stirs Row | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9587630\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 21, 2025, 21:31 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9587630\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2636709752 asubttl-schema\">Sada Sarvankar claims he gets Rs 20 crore for Dadar-Mahim despite losing to Mahesh Sawant, sparking controversy.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bggrn\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2636709752 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sada Sarvankar, the head of Siddhivinayak Trust, lost the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls to Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT).\" title=\"Sada Sarvankar, the head of Siddhivinayak Trust, lost the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls to Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT).\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2636709752\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sada Sarvankar, the head of Siddhivinayak Trust, lost the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls to Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT).<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Former Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MLA Sada Sarvankar has stirred a row after he claimed that he gets Rs 20 crore in funds despite not being an MLA, while the sitting legislator gets Rs two crore.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">In a video that went viral on social media platforms, as per news agency PTI, the former legislator is heard telling a gathering of people, \u201cthe incumbent MLA gets Rs 2 crore, but even when I am not an MLA, I get Rs 20 crore&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">When contacted, Sarvankar said he was referring to the funds he manages to secure for the Dadar-Mahim constituency, while Sawant complains about the lack of funds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Sarvankar,\u00a0currently serving as the head of Siddhivinayak Temple Trust, lost the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls to Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT).<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">He was among the 39 party MLAs who rebelled under the leadership of Eknath Shinde against then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in 2022.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><em>(With inputs from agencies)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shobhit Gupta\" title=\"Shobhit Gupta\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-421898aac7df12606d3395094d8b8840.png?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shobhit-gupta-28018.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Shobhit Gupta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2636709752 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>September 21, 2025, 21:31 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2636709752 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> \u2018Not An MLA, But Gets Rs 20 Crore In Funds\u2019: Ex-Shinde Sena Legislator Stirs Row<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/disclaimer\/\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/privacy_policy\/\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2636709752 rmbtn news18_read_more\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/not-an-mla-but-gets-rs-20-crore-in-funds-ex-shinde-sena-legislator-stirs-row-ws-l-9587630.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated:September 21, 2025, 21:31 IST Sada Sarvankar claims he gets Rs 20 crore for Dadar-Mahim despite losing to Mahesh Sawant, sparking controversy. Sada Sarvankar, the head of Siddhivinayak Trust, lost the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls to Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT). Former Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MLA Sada Sarvankar has stirred a row&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}