Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- Counting from Dussehra to Dussehra, Wednesday's Hindu festival marked 60 years of the Shiv Sena, founded by Bal Thackeray and christened by his father, Prabhodankar Thackeray. The party has, however, no intention of superannuating and is hoping to return to power in Maharashtra and have a share in the Delhi establishment post the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. The realisation of this dream would depend on a lot of imponderables, some of them yet to emerge. It identifies itself very closely with Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, where it was birthed. It was also where the founder was cremated in 2012.

The party, first dressed as a socio-economic vehicle to secure jobs for the locals, the Marathi speakers, was formed on June 19,...