Politics is heating up in Maharashtra. The lead actors are trying to find their most advantageous position ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections which are due next year and Waiting for the decision of the Supreme Court on ThursdayIn June 2022, the disqualification of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and 15 other MLAs, who rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, left with him to claim command of the Shiv Sena. play. Sharad Pawar’s dramatic announcement that he was leaving the presidency The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leadership was intended to quell the ongoing rebellion led by his nephew Ajit Pawar, who thinks it is time to forge his own path and come out of his uncle’s shadow. VC is back in the saddle and The nephew has reiterated his loyalty to the party, But the story is not over yet. Mr Pawar, 82, wants to hand over his political legacy to his daughter Supriya Sule, but he is also planning national turf for his possible role in the run-up to 2024. Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, who Bharatiya Janata Party is supporting the unity of opposition parties (BJP) across all states, will be in Mumbai later this week to hold meetings with Mr Pawar and Mr Thackeray. Mr. Kumar Called on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaikon Tuesday.
The BJP, which has taken advantage of the split in the Shiv Sena, is now conspiring to dominate the state politics on its own. The Shinde faction’s ability to sustain itself without an alliance with the BJP is questionable, but Mr Thackeray too has a fight to keep his flock together. He wants to hold on to his Hindutva lineage and maintain the upper hand in the state. The Shiv Sena trailed the BJP in the 2019 assembly elections, reversing the hierarchy between the long-term allies. This divergence of interests between the two Hindutva parties led to their split and the formation of the tri-party Maha Vikas Aghadi between Mr. Thackeray, and the Congress and the NCP, two supposedly secular parties. The Congress projects itself as a secular national alternative to the BJP, but has to engage in a balancing act that may require sacrificing some of its seats to retain its alliance with the Sena. Also, the Congress leaders have their own internal battle of egos and differing viewpoints.