After the failure of the Mahavikas Aghadi in the assembly elections, there is a possibility of a breakup in the MVA camp. Meanwhile, according to Shiv Sena Shinde group leader and Industries Minister Uday Samant there is talk in political circles that the Congress and Shiv Sena Thackeray group will suffer a setback.
“4 MLAs, 3 MPs and 5 Congress MLAs of the Shiv Sena Thackeray group will soon join the Shiv Sena Shinde group,” claimed Uday Samant who added that the first phase of this will be completed tomorrow.
Uday Samant further said, “I had earlier said that the Thackeray group will start falling apart from tomorrow under the leadership of Eknath Shinde. You will be able to see its first trailer tomorrow (January 24). 4 MLAs, 3 MPs, 5 Congress MLAs and numerous district heads will join the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde. As the first step of this, the first party will enter Ratnagiri tomorrow,” claimed Uday Samant. "In the second phase, current MLAs and MPs will join NDA," he added.
"Technical issues regarding the entry will also be discussed with Union Minister Amit Shah tomorrow."
Shinde warns Shiv Sena-UBT
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde warned the Shiv Sena (UBT) that if it does not stop criticising his party and the Mahayuti, then the Uddhav Thackeray-led party will be left with only two MLAs out of the present 20. He said the people of the state gave a befitting reply to the Sena (UBT) in the last year's assembly election and it was time for it to introspect.
In the state assembly polls held in November last year, the Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP retained power, pocketing a whopping 230 of the 288 assembly seats. The BJP won 132 seats, the Shiv Sena 57 and the NCP got 41 seats. In the MVA, the Shiv Sena (UBT) won 20 seats, the Congress 16 and the NCP (SP) 10 seats.