Voters in Maharashtra’s key civic battlegrounds deliver split verdict on fractured Shiv Sena, backing Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, handing Shinde’s faction a decisive victory in its bastion Thane.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is confident of support from Mumbai’s Muslims, while Congress is banking on ally VBA for Dalit votes in BMC polls slated for 15 January.
In an interview with ThePrint, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader says many of city's infra works were initiated & implemented under father Uddhav’s leadership, and BJP had only 'cut ribbons'.
Six years after he created the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the alliance's architect finds himself in a tough spot, caught between an old ally and a newer one.
Sena leaders are said to be upset with BJP’s aggressive induction of former councillors from different parties in various parts of the state, including some from the Sena.
Ahead of Maharashtra local body polls, Mumbai's iconic dabbawalas deliver a shock to Shiv Sena (UBT) on Bal Thackeray's death anniversary, accusing the party of breaking promises made in 2017.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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