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In Sena split, a tiger’s tale and some canine digs: How Shinde and Uddhav’s parties are feuding with biting metaphors

In Sena split, a tiger’s tale and some canine digs: How Shinde and Uddhav’s parties are feuding with biting metaphors

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When Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde stood before his Shiv Sena’s workers on the original party’s 60th foundation day and called himself a tiger, he was drawing on a deep strand of imagery in Maharashtra politics. Bal Thackeray, himself a cartoonist, was often portrayed as a roaring tiger — the cherished logo of the Shiv Sena he founded. This was Shinde’s latest claim to Bal Thackeray’s iron-fist legacy. Eknath Shinde has called himself a tiger, while Team Uddhav’s Sanjay Raut has used dogs and disloyalty as metaphors for the rebellion within the party. (Photos: HT File, PTI) And it came in the middle of his not-so-veiled bid to further split the Sena of his mentor’s son Uddhav Thackeray, four years after he took away most of the party’s MLAs, the name and symbol. The roaring tiger was synonymous with the undivided party from its earliest years, as it grew from a social outfit seeking jobs for the Marathi manoos (common person) in the 1960s and ’70s into a regional political force from the 1980s onwards. …

News18 Afternoon Digest: Noida Techie Drowns In Ditch, Fadnavis’ Retort To Uddhav’s ‘God Willing’ Claim, & Other Stories | India News

News18 Afternoon Digest: Noida Techie Drowns In Ditch, Fadnavis’ Retort To Uddhav’s ‘God Willing’ Claim, & Other Stories | India News

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Last Updated:January 18, 2026, 14:44 IST We are also covering: PM Modi Hails BMC Polls Win, Slams ‘Negative Politics’ In Assam and India Vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd ODI Match. Yuvraj Mehta’s kin alleged the police and SDRF were ill-prepared to rescue him in time. In today’s afternoon digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on the tragic drowning of a 27-year-old software engineer, CM Devendra Fadnavis underlined that all key decisions related to the BMC would be taken collectively by the ruling alliance and other stories. Noida Engineer’s 2-Hour Desperate Fight: A Deadly Pit, Authorities’ Apathy & A Life Lost Noida witnessed a tragic drowning of a 27-year-old software engineer, Yuvraj Mehta, whose SUV crashed through a damaged boundary wall amid poor visibility on Friday midnight and plunged into a flooded pit dug up for a project in Sector 150. Read More ‘Papa, Save Me’: Noida Techie’s Father Recalls Son’s Last Call Before He Drowned In Deep Ditch The father of a 27-year-old software engineer who died after his car plunged into a …

‘Mayor Decision Will Be Ours’: Fadnavis’ Retort To Uddhav’s ‘God Willing’ Claim After BMC Loss | India News

‘Mayor Decision Will Be Ours’: Fadnavis’ Retort To Uddhav’s ‘God Willing’ Claim After BMC Loss | India News

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Last Updated:January 18, 2026, 11:08 IST CM Devendra Fadnavis underlined that all key decisions related to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would be taken collectively by the ruling alliance. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (L) and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. File image Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took a sharp swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray over his claim that his party could still secure the Mumbai mayor’s post “if God is willing,” asserting that the decision would rest firmly with the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. Reacting to Thackeray’s remark, Fadnavis struck a sarcastic note, saying it was unclear whether “Deva” referred to God or himself. “What does ‘Deva’ mean? God or me? Because I am also called Deva Bhau,” he said, adding that it was indeed “the will of the Almighty” that the next mayor of Mumbai would come from the Mahayuti. The chief minister underlined that all key decisions related to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would be taken collectively by the ruling alliance. “Who will become the mayor, when the …

Sena vs Sena: Uddhav’s Shiv Sena opposes Waqf Bill, Shinde’s Shiv Sena supports it

Sena vs Sena: Uddhav’s Shiv Sena opposes Waqf Bill, Shinde’s Shiv Sena supports it

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant condemned the inclusion of non-stakeholders in the JPC and questioned whether the party remains committed to Hindutva. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde criticised UBT’s Sena for opposing the Bill. Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde criticised the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) for opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill. He questioned whether they would have taken such a stance if Balasaheb Thackeray were alive. “If Bala Saheb Thackeray was alive today, he would have been hurt by UBT’s attitude,” Shinde said. Opposing the Bill, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant said the government is only focused on the Bihar elections. He further took a dig at the Centre for tabling the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, and called it ‘Saugat-e-Waqf Bill’. Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde supports Bill  Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde questioned UBT’s ideology while supporting the bill. He said, “On behalf of Shiv Sena and my leader Eknath Shinde, I completely support this Bill. This is a historic and important day…First Article 370, then Triple Talaq and CAA, …

‘Uddhav’s ideology on Hindutva is very different from Bal Thackeray’s’ – India TV

‘Uddhav’s ideology on Hindutva is very different from Bal Thackeray’s’ – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Nitin Gadkari Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed his confidence that the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra is going to come back in full majority in the upcoming Assembly elections. Maharashtra is scheduled to vote on November 20 and results will be out on November 23. He also criticised the Congress for painting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the wrong picture. He also added that he is not scared of political outcomes and is goal-oriented.  On Uddhav Thackeray “The ideologies that Bala Saheb Thackeray had on Hindutva is very different from that of Uddhav’s take on Hindutva. Our alliance was with the Bala Saheb’s Shiv Sena’s based on Hindutva.Nowadays politics of convenience has overpowered politics of conviction.”  On vote jihaad and conversion “When someone’s religion is converted by force, when someone’s religion is converted on the basis of money in tribal and forest areas, then there is opposition to it. Some girls are lured, converted and then married, and this is wrong. Congress has created the perception that Bharatiya Janata Party …

Uddhav’s Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray takes center stage – India TV

Uddhav’s Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray takes center stage – India TV

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Image Source : INDIA TV Aaditya Thackeray Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is coming back to power in Maharashtra Assembly Elections with a full majority. Aaditya Thackeray who filed his nomination papers on Thursday said that his party has been waiting for this opportunity (Assembly elections) for the last two years. Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) are part of the Opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the state and INDIA grouping at the national level. Highlighting the poor condition of Maharashtra, the young leader said that all the industries have also started leaving the state. Calling the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena the group of Ali Baba chaalis chor, Aaditya Thackeray said, ‘They killed humanity when they broke Shiv Sena.”  He also criticised the Eknath Shinde government for rampant corruption.  On MVA’s CM face Aaditya Thackeray said his father and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is the “most accepted face” in the state at present. Asked if he would like Uddhav Thackeray projected as the face of the …

Amit Shah mocks ‘failed’ attempts to launch Rahul; says Uddhav’s Hindutva compromised

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Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah lambasted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his ally in the INDIA bloc Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in a campaign speech on Monday.  He said Mr. Gandhi could never have launched India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 given that his party had failed to launch him as party leader despite several attempts. Addressing rallies in Dhule and Palghar (Scheduled Tribe reserved) Lok Sabha constituencies, he claimed that no less than 20 futile attempts were made by the Congress to “launch and re-launch” Mr. Gandhi as party leader. “How could he [Mr. Gandhi] have launched Chandrayaan? Could he or a Congress government ever deal effectively with Pakistan? Are they capable of ending Naxalism or terrorism? Can they put India on the path to prosperity?” Mr. Shah said. He was campaigning for the BJP’s (Mahayuti) candidates, Dr. Subhash Bhamre, who is seeking a third straight term from the Dhule Lok Sabha seat, and Hemant Savara — son of the late BJP leader Vishnu Savara, who is being …

‘Invitees should definitely visit’: Uddhav’s Sena on Ram temple event in Ayodhya | Latest News India

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Days after top Congress leaders declined the invite to the Ram temple consecration ceremony, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said that those who have been invited should visit Ayodhya on January 22. Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo/ File) “Those who have been invited should definitely visit Ayodhya for the inauguration of Ram temple,” Raut told reporters. Amazon Sale season is here! Splurge and save now! Click here “Ram is not a private property of Bharatiya Janata Party. Ram belongs to everyone. Those who have been invited and even those who haven’t, all should visit.” “Who are they (BJP) to extend invitation? Have they constructed BJP’s office in Ayodhya?” he asked rhetorically. The Congress last week said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, his predecessor Sonia Gandhi, and Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22, calling it a “RSS/BJP event”. “Religion is a personal matter. But the RSS/BJP have long made a political project of …

Trouble in ‘INDIA’ alliance? Uddhav’s Sena & Cong spar over seat talks | Latest News India

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A war of words erupted between opposition ‘INDIA’ bloc members Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress on Friday over seat sharing arrangement for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut’s remark asking Congress to start seat negotiations ‘from zero’ drew sharp reaction from the grand old party. “…This is Maharashtra and Shiv Sena is the biggest party here. Congress is a national party… Uddhav Thackeray is having positive discussions with the decision-making leaders of Congress including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge,” Raut was quoted as saying by ANI. “We have always said that Shiv Sena has always been fighting on 23 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and during our (INDIA alliance) meeting, we decided that discussions will be done later on the seats that we have won. Congress did not win a seat in Maharashtra so they have to start from zero (seats) but Congress is an important ally for us in MVA,” he added. Congress leader Milind Deora hit out at Raut over the latter’s remark. “According to Sanjay …

BJP had no role in Ram Janmabhoomi movement, says Uddhav’s Sena faction

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP Sanjay Raut. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A war of words has erupted between the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and the ruling BJP over the upcoming Ram Mandir inauguration, after Mr. Thackeray was not invited to the event slated for January 22 next year. Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Wednesday questioned the BJP’s “actual” contribution to the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in December 1992, while accusing it of having forgotten the Shiv Sena’s and Bal Thackeray’s contribution. “The BJP has had no role to play in any of the historic struggles that have shaped either India or Maharashtra, be it the freedom struggle, the ‘Samyukt Maharashtra’ movement or the Ayodhya-Ram Janmabhoomi agitation,” said Mr. Raut. Launching a broadside at the BJP, Mr. Raut said the BJP itself claimed that there was “no India before 2014 [when PM Modi came to power]”. “So, it must be said that the BJP has come into existence only after 2014… The entire country has …