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Severely depleted strength from 13 MLAs in 2009; partyalso lost its local leaders in Mumbai, Nashik and Pune to other parties
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar naming Supriya Sule and Praful Patel as working presidents of the party is a clear indication that the veteran leader is working hard to hold his party together.
A Shiv Sena without the Thackeray was an inconceivable notion in the past. With the Election Commission ruling in favour of the Eknath Shinde faction, the Shiv Sena will be without the Thackerays, the descendants of Balasaheb Thackeray who founded the party.
Uddhav Thackeray, the elder of the two, was more inclined towards environmental and photographic pursuits, while his younger sibling, Raj Thackeray, travelled with Balasaheb, interacting with Shiv Sainiks and learning to navigate the by-lanes of politics.
He made the announcement while speaking to reporters. “I will visit Ayodhya on April 9 with my party ministers, MLAs, MPs and other functionaries. We will also perform a 'puja' at the Saryu,” Shinde said.