KALYAN: Even as top leaders of the Shiv Sena and the BJP attempted to project unity by sharing the stage at a programme in Dombivli, a fresh controversy has reignited tensions within the Mahayuti. The spark came from a statement by Shiv Sena district chief Arvind More, who likened intra-alliance competition to the battlefield philosophy of the Bhagvad Gita. More declared that “just as in the Gita, the enemy must be defeated even if he is one’s brother, only then can victory be achieved. Similarly, irrespective of who the Mahayuti candidate is, we will defeat them and ensure the Shiv Sena panel wins”.
BJP leader Daya Gaikwad launched a sharp counterattack, saying, “Their ideology suggests killing one’s brother for power. Our party follows Shri Ram, who accepted exile so that Bharata could rule. Their thinking resembles Aurangzeb’s, not ours.” The controversy emerged just days after Dy CM Eknath Shinde and BJP state president Ravindra Chavan appeared together, signalling that earlier differences—especially over recent political inductions—had faded.
