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By Mustafa Shaikh: Shiv Sena (UBT) party's mouthpiece Saamana, on Wednesday, lambasted an advertisement put out by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, that appeared on the front page of newspapers on Tuesday. The headline of these advertisement was ‘Modi for India and Shinde for Maharashtra’. The editorial said that till now, the Shinde-Fadnavis government has spent Rs 786 crore of public money on advertisements. “The good thing is now there is a clarity as the real face of the people who were claiming to be loyalists of Balasaheb has come out (as Balasaheb's photo was not there in the advertisement). The question is, those who couldn't stay loyal to Balasaheb, will they be loyal to Modi?” the editorial said. Commenting on the advertisement, the editorial said that the state’s deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ photo was not seen anywhere and Shiv Sena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray‘s photo was also missing in the advertisement. “It’s being said that the advertisement was not a government advertisement. That’s why Fadnavis’s photo is not in it. However, this is not true. These people keep saying that they are taking Balasaheb's thoughts forward, but his photo was also missing from the advertisement,” Saamna reported. The editorial stated the advertisement gives the impression that Balasaheb is nothing and Modi is everything. “This ad projects that the Shinde faction is not ready to accept the dominance of 105 MLAs of BJP.” The editorial also questioned the surve...

IMAGE: The advertisement claimed that 26.1% of the people in Maharashtra desire Eknath Shinde as the CM while and 23.2% voted for Devendra Fadnavis. Photograph: ANI Photo While the advertisement's tagline was "Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra", the chief minister sought to downplay it, saying both he and BJP leader Fadnavis were "in people's minds" and working together. Shiv Sena minister Shambhuraj Desai said, "Our party has nothing to do with the advertisement. It may have been issued by a well-wisher of our party, Shinde and Fadnavis." The advertisement did not carry the pictures of either Fadnavis or Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray. Shinde, who split the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena last year and became chief minister, has always maintained that his Sena faction represents Bal Thackeray's vision and ideology. As much as 26.1 per cent of people in Maharashtra want Eknath Shinde as chief minister while 23.2 per cent wish to see Fadnavis as the next chief minister, the advertisement claimed. Thus, 49.3 per cent of people in Maharashtra supported the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, it said, citing a survey conducted by Zee TV-Matrize. Further, 30.2 per cent citizens of Maharashtra prefer the Bharatiya Janata Party while 16.2 per cent prefer the Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde), which means a total of 46.4 per cent of people trust the alliance for development of the state, the advertisement said. Reacting to the advertisement, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sh...

The battle for the Sena: On the Election Commission ruling The fight over the ‘real’ Shiv Sena The two factions of the Shiv Sena have been locked in a fight for around a year over the name and symbol of the party, which was founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. In June last year, a political crisis unfolded in Maharashtra after a group of 40 of the 55 Sena MLAs rebelled and walked out of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance under the leadership of party leader Eknath Shinde, leading to a division in the party. The roots of the rebellion were traced to Mr. Thackeray’s decision to align with the Congress and the National Congress Party (NCP) to form a coalition government in 2019— deemed “unnatural” by detractors. In a letter, the Shinde faction claimed that the party cadres were dissatisfied with the leadership for aligning with the two ideologically opposed parties despite having fought the election in alliance with the BJP. Dramatic political developments followed. Mr. Thackeray moved out of his official residence and removed Mr. Shinde from the post of Shiv Sena ‘leader’. The two sides approached the What happened to Shiv Sena can happen to you to too: Uddhav to political parties on EC order After examining final written submissions and oral arguments, the EC pronounced its order on February 17, recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the original party. The Commission also asked the Thackeray faction to continue with the previously allotted symbol of a flaming torch. How d...

IMAGE: The advertisement claimed that 26.1% of the people in Maharashtra desire Eknath Shinde as the CM while and 23.2% voted for Devendra Fadnavis. Photograph: ANI Photo While the advertisement's tagline was "Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra", the chief minister sought to downplay it, saying both he and BJP leader Fadnavis were "in people's minds" and working together. Shiv Sena minister Shambhuraj Desai said, "Our party has nothing to do with the advertisement. It may have been issued by a well-wisher of our party, Shinde and Fadnavis." The advertisement did not carry the pictures of either Fadnavis or Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray. Shinde, who split the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena last year and became chief minister, has always maintained that his Sena faction represents Bal Thackeray's vision and ideology. As much as 26.1 per cent of people in Maharashtra want Eknath Shinde as chief minister while 23.2 per cent wish to see Fadnavis as the next chief minister, the advertisement claimed. Thus, 49.3 per cent of people in Maharashtra supported the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, it said, citing a survey conducted by Zee TV-Matrize. Further, 30.2 per cent citizens of Maharashtra prefer the Bharatiya Janata Party while 16.2 per cent prefer the Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde), which means a total of 46.4 per cent of people trust the alliance for development of the state, the advertisement said. Reacting to the advertisement, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sh...

By Mustafa Shaikh: Shiv Sena (UBT) party's mouthpiece Saamana, on Wednesday, lambasted an advertisement put out by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, that appeared on the front page of newspapers on Tuesday. The headline of these advertisement was ‘Modi for India and Shinde for Maharashtra’. The editorial said that till now, the Shinde-Fadnavis government has spent Rs 786 crore of public money on advertisements. “The good thing is now there is a clarity as the real face of the people who were claiming to be loyalists of Balasaheb has come out (as Balasaheb's photo was not there in the advertisement). The question is, those who couldn't stay loyal to Balasaheb, will they be loyal to Modi?” the editorial said. Commenting on the advertisement, the editorial said that the state’s deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ photo was not seen anywhere and Shiv Sena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray‘s photo was also missing in the advertisement. “It’s being said that the advertisement was not a government advertisement. That’s why Fadnavis’s photo is not in it. However, this is not true. These people keep saying that they are taking Balasaheb's thoughts forward, but his photo was also missing from the advertisement,” Saamna reported. The editorial stated the advertisement gives the impression that Balasaheb is nothing and Modi is everything. “This ad projects that the Shinde faction is not ready to accept the dominance of 105 MLAs of BJP.” The editorial also questioned the surve...

The battle for the Sena: On the Election Commission ruling The fight over the ‘real’ Shiv Sena The two factions of the Shiv Sena have been locked in a fight for around a year over the name and symbol of the party, which was founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. In June last year, a political crisis unfolded in Maharashtra after a group of 40 of the 55 Sena MLAs rebelled and walked out of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance under the leadership of party leader Eknath Shinde, leading to a division in the party. The roots of the rebellion were traced to Mr. Thackeray’s decision to align with the Congress and the National Congress Party (NCP) to form a coalition government in 2019— deemed “unnatural” by detractors. In a letter, the Shinde faction claimed that the party cadres were dissatisfied with the leadership for aligning with the two ideologically opposed parties despite having fought the election in alliance with the BJP. Dramatic political developments followed. Mr. Thackeray moved out of his official residence and removed Mr. Shinde from the post of Shiv Sena ‘leader’. The two sides approached the What happened to Shiv Sena can happen to you to too: Uddhav to political parties on EC order After examining final written submissions and oral arguments, the EC pronounced its order on February 17, recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the original party. The Commission also asked the Thackeray faction to continue with the previously allotted symbol of a flaming torch. How d...

By Mustafa Shaikh: Shiv Sena (UBT) party's mouthpiece Saamana, on Wednesday, lambasted an advertisement put out by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, that appeared on the front page of newspapers on Tuesday. The headline of these advertisement was ‘Modi for India and Shinde for Maharashtra’. The editorial said that till now, the Shinde-Fadnavis government has spent Rs 786 crore of public money on advertisements. “The good thing is now there is a clarity as the real face of the people who were claiming to be loyalists of Balasaheb has come out (as Balasaheb's photo was not there in the advertisement). The question is, those who couldn't stay loyal to Balasaheb, will they be loyal to Modi?” the editorial said. Commenting on the advertisement, the editorial said that the state’s deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ photo was not seen anywhere and Shiv Sena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray‘s photo was also missing in the advertisement. “It’s being said that the advertisement was not a government advertisement. That’s why Fadnavis’s photo is not in it. However, this is not true. These people keep saying that they are taking Balasaheb's thoughts forward, but his photo was also missing from the advertisement,” Saamna reported. The editorial stated the advertisement gives the impression that Balasaheb is nothing and Modi is everything. “This ad projects that the Shinde faction is not ready to accept the dominance of 105 MLAs of BJP.” The editorial also questioned the surve...

IMAGE: The advertisement claimed that 26.1% of the people in Maharashtra desire Eknath Shinde as the CM while and 23.2% voted for Devendra Fadnavis. Photograph: ANI Photo While the advertisement's tagline was "Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra", the chief minister sought to downplay it, saying both he and BJP leader Fadnavis were "in people's minds" and working together. Shiv Sena minister Shambhuraj Desai said, "Our party has nothing to do with the advertisement. It may have been issued by a well-wisher of our party, Shinde and Fadnavis." The advertisement did not carry the pictures of either Fadnavis or Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray. Shinde, who split the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena last year and became chief minister, has always maintained that his Sena faction represents Bal Thackeray's vision and ideology. As much as 26.1 per cent of people in Maharashtra want Eknath Shinde as chief minister while 23.2 per cent wish to see Fadnavis as the next chief minister, the advertisement claimed. Thus, 49.3 per cent of people in Maharashtra supported the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, it said, citing a survey conducted by Zee TV-Matrize. Further, 30.2 per cent citizens of Maharashtra prefer the Bharatiya Janata Party while 16.2 per cent prefer the Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde), which means a total of 46.4 per cent of people trust the alliance for development of the state, the advertisement said. Reacting to the advertisement, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sh...

The battle for the Sena: On the Election Commission ruling The fight over the ‘real’ Shiv Sena The two factions of the Shiv Sena have been locked in a fight for around a year over the name and symbol of the party, which was founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. In June last year, a political crisis unfolded in Maharashtra after a group of 40 of the 55 Sena MLAs rebelled and walked out of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance under the leadership of party leader Eknath Shinde, leading to a division in the party. The roots of the rebellion were traced to Mr. Thackeray’s decision to align with the Congress and the National Congress Party (NCP) to form a coalition government in 2019— deemed “unnatural” by detractors. In a letter, the Shinde faction claimed that the party cadres were dissatisfied with the leadership for aligning with the two ideologically opposed parties despite having fought the election in alliance with the BJP. Dramatic political developments followed. Mr. Thackeray moved out of his official residence and removed Mr. Shinde from the post of Shiv Sena ‘leader’. The two sides approached the What happened to Shiv Sena can happen to you to too: Uddhav to political parties on EC order After examining final written submissions and oral arguments, the EC pronounced its order on February 17, recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the original party. The Commission also asked the Thackeray faction to continue with the previously allotted symbol of a flaming torch. How d...