India, June 20 -- Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah has made a strong political statement that could bring a new turn in Maharashtra politics. Speaking at a public event in Kolhapur on Saturday, Shah said that the days of referring to Eknath Shinde's group as the "Shiv Sena-Shinde faction" were over.

According to Shah, there is now "only one Shiv Sena". This shows what the Shinde camp has been working towards working since its split from the party led by Uddhav Thackeray in 2022. The timing of Shah's remark is also significant, as six of the nine Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) skipped a parliamentary meeting in Delhi and reportedly sought recognition as a separate group by submitting a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om...