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Yashwant Sena is an Indian social reform association that was formed by B K Kokare, a Bachelor of Engineering. It is a social activist organisation, and started the battle against economical, social, and political injustice faced by the Dhangar community in India. Bapu Kokare started his struggle from Baramati. He toured the entirety of Maharashtra and awakened the Dhangar community. B K Kokare’s movement started spreading throughout Maharashtra. The Dhangar community, which used to once rule India, but had almost died, came to life due to B K Kokare’s Yashwant Sena movement. Yashwant Sena takes inspiration from Yashwantrao Holkar the great. He is rightly called "Father of Dhangar Awakening" in modern India. It was one of the organisations which spearheaded the demand of Scheduled Tribe status for the Dhangar community in 1989. Kokare was compelled to surrender to Congress. After surrendering he felt like he lost his soul and died physically on 28th January 2005. Meanwhile, he gave the leadership of Yashwant Sena to Mahadeo Jankar. Under the leadership of Mahadeo Jankar the prime aim of Yashwant Sena was to transform the ruled community into a ruler community. So Mahadeo Jankar formed Rashtriya Samaj Paksha on 29th August 2003. (Mahadeo Jankar is the Founder/National President of Rashtriya Samaj Paksha).