What Next For Milind Deora After The End Of A '55-Year-Old' Alliance?

A Gandhi family loyalist, Milind Deora quit the Congress party after Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) announced that Uddhav Thackeray's close aide Arvind Sawant would contest the Mumbai South LS seat.

In this April 12, 2016 file photo, then Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi with Milind Deora in Mumbai.

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It seems Sunday shockers are becoming a norm in Maharashtra politics. The Congress on Sunday suffered a massive blow as senior leader Milind Deora quit the Grand Old Party.  Last year, on July 2, a Sunday, Ajit Pawar rebelled against his uncle Sharad Pawar to join the BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) to become the Deputy Chief Minister. Why Did Milind Deora Quit Congress? Milind Deora's move, although widely speculated, was shocking for the Congress nevertheless. Milind, the son of