Back-to-back poaching of ‘netas’ by MahaYuti Alliance partners BJP and Shiv Sena has led to extreme bitterness between both parties, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had to intervene for a truce.

Only Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was present for the cabinet meeting yesterday and none of the ministers from his party attended. This caused speculation as to whether other Sena ministers had boycotted the cabinet with tacit blessings from their boss.

However, senior Sena ministers Dadaji Bhuse and Uday Samant clarified that the ministers had been delayed due to other meetings and Mumbai traffic, hence they could not attend the cabinet meeting.

A delegation of Shinde Sena ministers then met CM Fadnavis to raise the issue of BJP poaching leaders from Shiv Sena ahead of local municip

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