Of pride, prejudice, 'lost' projects: Maharashtra politics take a new turn

Politics in Maharashtra could be taking a new turn with the division in Shiv Sena that gives BJP unparalleled leverage, but also rekindles the idea of Marathi manoos

The partnership between the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena (SS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sealed in June this year after Shinde broke away from Uddhav Thackeray (then the chief minister heading the Maha Vikas Aghadi or MVA coalition government) with a majority of the SS legislators and tied up with the BJP in Maharashtra, has sparked a debate about political profit and loss.

The question is, which group has gained the most — Shinde, Uddhav or the BJP from these developments?

There is evidence that the idea of the Marathi manoos (sons of soil) may have