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Joining hands with the Sambhaji Brigade, Uddhav Thackeray asserted that their tie-up was ideological and forged to uphold the regional pride.
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HomePolitical PulseFrom MVA to Sambhaji Brigade, Maratha card to regional pride, Uddhav turns heat on BJP-Shinde
From MVA to Sambhaji Brigade, Maratha card to regional pride, Uddhav turns heat on BJP-Shinde
Joining hands with the Sambhaji Brigade, Uddhav Thackeray asserted that their tie-up was ideological and forged to uphold the regional pride.
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Mumbai | Updated: August 27, 2022 4:48:50 pm
Uddhav Thackeray reckons he cannot afford a solo approach in state politics at this stage, when the banner of revolt raised by CM Eknath Shinde-led Sena faction has severely battered his party, reducing it to a minor player in both the state Assembly and the Parliament. (Express photo by Deepak Joshi/File)The Shiv Sena president and former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray, seems to have adopted a new strategy to shore up his tottering party: alliance politics and regional pride. Close on the heels of declaring that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which comprises of the Sena, Congress and NCP, will fight the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state together, Thackeray has now forged an alliance with the Sambhaji Brigade, a prominent Maratha organisation.
Thackeray, who has been battling to keep his party intact, reckons he cannot afford a solo approach in state politics at this stage, when the banner of revolt raised by CM Eknath Shinde-led Sena faction has severely battered his party, reducing it to a minor player in both the state Assembly and the Parliament. He has thus embarked on the road to regain the Sena’s lost political and electoral grounds through the alliance route.
Joining hands with the Sambhaji Brigade, Thackeray asserted that their tie-up was ideological and forged to uphold the regional pride. Whether their alliance will boost the Thackeray-led Sena’s flagging prospects is to be seen, but its partnership with the Maratha outfit marks an interesting development in Maharashtra politics.
Known for its aggressive politics, the Sambhaji Brigade has sought to champion the cause of Maratha youth. Their militant style has struck a chord with certain sections in the community. The outfit, which derives its name from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was founded three decades ago.
Since its inception, the Sambhaji Brigade has tried to retain its identity as a “social crusader”. In 2016, the organisation split with one group insisting on maintaining its social organisation profile while another section deciding to take the plunge into politics, which led to the emergence of the latter as a political outfit headed by Manoj Akhare.
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