The opposition parties in Maharashtra looked united like never before over the issue of some alleged irregularities in the voter lists in Maharashtra. This became the biggest political issue in the state last week, as the Opposition put up a united front, with the unlikely participant Raj Thackeray also choosing to join the delegation, which went to meet the state election commissioners in Mumbai to say that all doubts over this issue must get fixed before the big municipal elections in Maharashtra's big cities like Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune can be held. Will this issue act like some glue for the opposition parties in Maharashtra, and will they get traction among the public on the subject? These are the big questions many are now asking.

We have not generally seen leaders like Raj Thackeray joining any political delegation when they go to authorities to demand certain things. But this time, that’s happened. Uddhav and Raj sat next to each other, as leaders from the Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP joined them to meet the state Election Commissioners (EC) to point out various discrepancies in the voter lists across Maharashtra. A similar thing was done........

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