Mumbai, April 12: Bharatiya Janata Party top leaders, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and others sat on a day-long fast across Maharashtra on Thursday to protest the disruption of Parliament's budget session by opposition parties.

Fadnavis, along with Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar, MP Poonam Mahajan, actor-turned-MP Paresh Rawal and legislator Parag Alvani launched the fast at the local party office in Vile Parle.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal started a hunger strike at the government hostel in adjoining Thane along with a large number of supporters and party activists.

MP Kirit Somaiya sat on a fast near the Bhandup railway station along with his supporters.

Besides, other state ministers led similar fasts in their respective constituencies or districts where they are appointed Guardian Ministers and were joined by local MPs, MLAs, MLCs and party workers across the state.

At all places, the BJP leaders and hundreds of activists carried banners or placards with slogans critical of the opposition parties and holding them responsible for the washout of the second part of the Parliament session.

The call for a day-long fast by the BJP central leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given to protest the manner in which the second half of parliament's recently-concluded budget session was stalled by the combined opposition parties.

The BJP has alleged that the Congress did not allow Parliament to function, initially on account of the bank scams. Thereafter, the YSR Congress and TDP created hurdles on the issue of Special Status for Andhra Pradesh by moving a no-confidence motion against the government.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms lashed Bengaluru, leading to waterlogging in several low-lying areas on Saturday night.

According to the India Meteorological Department, the city received about 40 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.

Tree branches came down crashing in some parts of the state capital. Sai Layout in the city bore the brunt of the downpour with severe inundation.

Household belongings in the flooded houses were soaked, vehicles partially submerged and electronic items damaged.

Affected families shifted to safer places nearby.

According to residents, clogged drains were to blame and claimed repeated complaints to the authorities were ignored.

Several parts of the state have been receiving good rainfall, especially Malnad region and coastal Karnataka.

The weather department has sounded yellow alert in Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Shivamogga districts.

In its daily bulletin on Sunday, the department said light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning and gusty wind reaching speeds of upto 30-40 km ph is likely to occur at isolated places in the next three hours.

There could be temporary disruption of electricity in some areas, minor traffic snarls and possible uprooting of weak trees.

It has advised people in these districts to stay indoors, close windows and doors and avoid travel if possible.