In the eyes of Maharashtra voters, the Thackeray name still carries the magic. In a bid to counter that, the Shinde Sena has now hired the services of a political consultancy firm
Lawyer Kapil Sibal said the group led by Eknath Shinde was still in Shiv Sena and as such, Uddhav Thackeray continued to have the majority to remain saddle.
Raut made these allegations in a latter to Deputy Chief Minister and State Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Raut, in his letter, alleged that Shrikant Shinde has hired one goon Raja Thakur to kill him.
"The EC order is a form of political violence to finish off the Shiv Sena and it is an act done out of fear and revenge," Mr Raut alleged while talking to reporters at Kankavli in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district.