Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray Lock Horns to Claim Balasaheb, Hindutva & Sena Legacy. But Will It be Advantage BJP?

Ask a Shiv Sainik and they will tell you — on Dussehra, all roads lead to Shivaji Park, a venue synonymous with Sena rallies since 1966.

Cut to 2022 and things have changed rapidly. For starters, the Shiv Sena suffered a vertical split in June, with Eknath Shinde allying with the BJP and becoming chief minister, claiming his faction is the ‘real’ Shiv Sena.

The tussle between the Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray camps meant Mumbai witnessed…