Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asserted that his party will reclaim lost political ground in Maharashtra\u2019s coastal Konkan region, where it suffered setbacks in last year\u2019s Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking a swipe at the rival faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Thackeray firmly stated, \u201cThere is only one Shiv Sena, and it is led by me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at his Bandra residence \u2018Matoshri\u2019, the former Chief Minister emphasized that Maharashtra currently needs the Shiv Sena (UBT) more than ever, describing it as the only political party in the state that stays true to its word and fulfills its promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the event, Mumbai Congress leader Sahdev Petkar re-joined the Shiv Sena (UBT), bolstering the party\u2019s efforts to revive its base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will reclaim Konkan. The election results in Konkan were unexpected. People may be misled once, but not every time,\u201d Thackeray said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Shiv Sena (UBT), a key component of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), managed to win nine Lok Sabha seats across Maharashtra last year. However, it failed to secure victories in its traditional strongholds of coastal Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, which went to the NCP and BJP, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Assembly elections held in November 2024, the party\u2019s performance in Konkan was dismal, managing to win only one seat \u2014 Guhagar. It was virtually wiped out from South Konkan, where the faction led by Eknath Shinde gained significant ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The electoral setbacks triggered a wave of defections from the Shiv Sena (UBT), with several leaders from the region, including former MLA Rajan Salvi, switching allegiance to the ruling Shinde faction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reassuring party workers, Thackeray announced plans to tour the entire Konkan belt \u2014 stretching from Mumbai to Sindhudurg \u2014 with an aim to reinvigorate the cadre and restore the party’s dominance in a region where the united Shiv Sena once held considerable influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asserted that his party will reclaim lost political ground in Maharashtra\u2019s coastal Konkan region, where it suffered setbacks in last year\u2019s Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections. Taking a swipe at the rival faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Thackeray firmly stated, \u201cThere is only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"yoast_head":"\n