The recent split within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena marks a critical turning point in Maharashtra politics. With six rebel Members of Parliament (MPs) set to merge into the Eknath Shinde-led faction, the Shinde group’s Lok Sabha strength will rise to 13. While the BJP holds nine MPs, this shift significantly enhances the Shinde faction's independent political clout. Although the BJP maintains undisputed dominance in the State Legislative Assembly, these altering equati

AI generated image Mumbai: A quiet coup in the state has triggered a loud shift in the power dynamics of the nation’s capital. By engineering the defection of six additional MPs, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has nearly doubled his parliamentary muscle, transforming his Shiv Sena faction from a junior regional partner into an indispensable pillar of the NDA. Now sitting on a commanding 13 seats, Shinde has dramatically increased his political leverage—leaving a cautious

Mumbai: The ruling alliance in Maharashtra is witnessing yet another formidable tremor as simmering tensions between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena threaten to boil over ahead of the crucial Legislative Council elections. The rift was blown wide open on Tuesday when Shinde, the Deputy Chief Minister, noticeably skipped the state cabinet meeting. While his office quickly attributed the absence to close family rituals and maintained that it occur

Mumbai: The upcoming Legislative Council elections for 10 crucial seats are rapidly transforming into a volatile political battleground. What initially appeared to pass off as a routine democratic process like Rajya Sabha elections earlier this year is now increasingly shaping up as a fierce, silent competition for dominance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Simultaneously, this power struggle is casting a long shadow over the opposition