Opinion | Clash of Two Shiv Senas in Mumbai: A Fight for Heartland, Hindutva, Heritage and Hegemony

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray (R). ( Image Source :PTI )

As Mumbai gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the city’s political drama unfolds with a Shakespearean twist: A party divided against itself. The Shiv Sena, once a monolith of regional pride, now stands fractured, with the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction (UBT) and the faction helmed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde locked in a fraternal struggle for founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s legacy.  This contest faces its first public test this Lok Sabha election, and its most