A rollercoaster week in Maharashtra politics saw Uddhav Thackeray step down as Chief Minister 944 days after he was sworn in, even as rebel Eknath Shinde took over the post, with the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis in tow as Deputy Chief Minister.
After a long-drawn Shinde vs Thackeray struggle that tore the Shiv Sena apart, which is the ‘real’ Sena? What are the legal quandaries in this unique political scenario? Will the Election Commission have to step in to solve the Sena’s leadership tussle?
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Even as the new regime sets in, sights are on the upcoming BMC elections. Will the Thackeray camp play spoilsport, and will there be a Sena vs Sena battle for the BMC? On this week’s special episode of The India Story, Vikram Chandra speaks to political and legal experts on all dimensions of a landmark week in the state’s politics.
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