Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra's Mahavikas Aghadi is in the news amid the state's MLC elections, where the ruling Mahayuti alliance is showing internal friction. Reports say Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has fielded candidates against the BJP in the legislative council polls, sparking a sharp contest between the two coalition partners, while the opposition alliance watches the rift closely.

The Supreme Court has weighed in on the Shiv Sena election symbol dispute, describing party-switching as a 'constitutional sin' and indicating the Election Commission may assign separate symbols to the rival factions led by Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray. The remarks land amid the ongoing battle over who controls the party's bow-and-arrow symbol, a fight that has defined Maharashtra politics since Shinde's 2022 rebellion split the Sena.