If you add 56 of Shiv Sena with 54 of NCP and 44 of Congress, what magic figure do you get? You get a Maha mess, leading to a Mahabharat-style power tussle in Maharashtra where tall leaders have Maha egos. Former CM Devendra Fadnavis was once projected as the new grand Peshwa. But now the original Maratha satrap, Sharad Pawar, is seeking to overturn the power balance. In the land of the proud Marathas, politics is bound to be a clash of titans although at the moment democracy in the state is sinking faster than the Titanic.
After the election results, Shiv Sena thought it would roar again and was feeling high. But now it has been left high and dry. Prospective allies Read More