India, Sept. 3 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Tuesday ended his hunger strike after the BJP-led Maharashtra government agreed to most of his key demands, including the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas, which would allow them to avail of reservation benefits under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.

Jarange broke his fast at Mumbai's Azad Maidan by accepting a glass of fruit juice from senior BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who heads the Cabinet sub-committee on the Maratha reservation issue.

The 43-year-old activist was seen in tears as hundreds of supporters erupted in cheers.

He was later taken by ambulance for a medical check-up.

But reservation battleis far from over any large...