Currently, all the political groups stemming from Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena seem to be in the grip of uncertainty and tension in Maharashtra, be it the Shiv Sena led by Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray, or the MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) led by Raj Thackeray. There is a lot of churning and rethinking as well as course correction happening among these parties. Eknath Shinde was seen leaving for New Delhi again in the first half of this week to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss some crucial issues.

The buzz in Mumbai's political circles was, “Why is Maharashtra's Deputy CM making so many trips to the national capital? What is he discussing with the BJP high command? And whether his ministers will face some action in the coming days. Some are also wondering whether these trips are to discuss the emerging situation after the Supreme Court delivers the judgement on the validity of the election symbol given to Shinde's party by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the possible decision over the disqualification of Shinde's MLAs.

That there has been some internal conflict between the constituents of the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra is known to all. The BJP, with its own 132 MLAs in the House and with the support of an........

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