In a significant milestone in the history of the 53-year-old Shiv Sena, its youth wing leader Aditya Thackeray on Monday took a formal plunge into electoral politics, raising the prospect of his landing Deputy Chief Minister’s post in the event of the BJP-Shiv Sena combine returning to power in Maharashtra.
Addressing a “Vijay Sanklap” rally in the presence of his mother Rashmi and younger brother Tejas, Aditya Thackeray announced his decision to contest the State Assembly polls from Worli constituency in south-central Mumbai. The BJP and the Shiv Sena have finalised the seat-sharing deal for the Maharashtra Assembly polls.