The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s Marathi daily morning newspaper ‘Saamna’ published an editorial in its Saturday edition, claiming that 35 MLAs from Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena will join the BJP soon.

“Maharashtra BJP state president Ravindra Chavan has placed a big stick of jaggery in front of Eknath Shinde and his men. Shinde’s jaggery sticks to the BJP’s stick. ‘

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‘Operation Lotus’ has begun to show Shinde his place by luring away his men. Amit Shah could not help but laugh at Shinde’s complaint that ‘Ravindra Chavan lured our people by paying a huge amount’. That Shinde, who lured others and himself, should express concern about others luring his people, is indeed a big joke,” according to an editorial in ‘Saamna’.

“It is certain that BJP will f

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