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No clear winner in Sena vs Sena battle. Over to assembly polls now

Dance, firecrackers, sloganeering, gulaal, and dime a dozen media interviews – Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai’s Dadar was a sight to behold today, even early in the afternoon, before leads were cemented.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 15: NDA has 53% defectors in phase 5; 2 in Shinde camp after ED whip

A total of 15 turncoats populate the fifth phase Lok Sabha candidates list – eight in the BJP-led NDA, six in the INDIA bloc, including one in the Trinamool Congress. The Biju Janata Dal has also fielded one defector.

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Sena vs Sena to play out again in Maharashtra as Phase 5 sees contest moving to ‘Maximum City’ Mumbai

Shiv Sena split leads to intense Lok Sabha battles in Maharashtra, determining leadership and faction control.

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Sena vs Sena: Which is the ‘real’ Shiv Sena in Mumbai and Thane?

On the evening of May 8, Mumbai’s blue skies were painted tangerine as crowds waved orange flags in the neighbourhood of Irla. Hundreds walked along, flags held aloft, following a truck bearing a photo of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray.

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Under ED lens, Uddhav Thackeray’s close aide Ravindra Waikar joins Shinde-led Sena

Former Minister Ravindra Waikar joins Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, citing commitment to constituency development.

The Hindu

Uddhav Thackeray bats for ‘inclusive Hindutva’ at Konkan rally, says Muslims, Christians joining him to fight ‘dictatorship’

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray claims that his inclusive brand of Hindutva is attracting Muslims and Christians to fight against dictatorship.

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Enforcement Directorate raids Thackeray camp MLA Ravindra Waikar’s properties

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 9 raided the premises of MLA Ravindra Waikar who is from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to irregularities in construction of a luxury hotel in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari area, sources said.

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Enforcement Directorate raids Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Ravindra Waikar in money-laundering case

“The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 9 raided the premises of Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Ravindra Waikar and some of his linked entities in a money-laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in construction of a luxury hotel in Jogeshwari area of the city,” official sources said. “About seven locations in…

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Bombay HC junks Sena (UBT) MLA's plea against state govt bias in slum rehab funds

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a petition by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Ravindra Waikar who alleged discrimination in the allocation of funds for infrastructure development and basic amenities in slums by the State government.

The Times of India

Sena vs Sena: Speaker begins hearing on disqualification petitions of rival factions

Rahul Narwekar, Speaker of Pune's Maharashtra Assembly, began hearing 34 disqualification petitions filed by rival Shiv Sena factions led by CM Eknath Shinde and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray.

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