with Uddhav Thackeray beginning to reprimand the party.
Mumbai. The Congress suffered a severe defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections, and its repercussions are already evident in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has now begun to take a tougher stance toward the Congress. He made it clear that the Congress is free to make its own decisions, just as his party will exercise complete independence in making its choices.
In fact, it was the Congress itself that announced it would contest the BMC elections alone. A day after this announcement—on Sunday—Uddhav’s statement signaled that he has no intention of attempting to persuade the Congress to reconsider.
