After attacking the BJP on issues ranging from farm distress to demonetization, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will hit the roads later this month for a series of public meetings and interactions. The ‘Shetkari Samvad Yatra’ will be launched from Western Maharashtra, with Uddhav addressing a rally at Kolhapur on November 24. Uddhavji will cover all districts by March 2018 beginning with Western Maharashtra,” said a senior Shiv Sena leader. Western Maharashtra, which accounts for over 70 of the 288 seats in the state assembly, has been a traditional base of the Congress and the NCP. The Shiv Sena claims that with the BJP government’s popularity on the wane, it can fancy its chances in the sugar belt.

Source: dna November 10, 2017 06:22 UTC