Mumbai News | Shiv Sena's "Slow Poison" Barb Gets BJP's "Begani Shaadi..." Retort

Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra minister Abdul Sattar has launched one of the sharpest attacks yet on ally BJP, accusing it of systematically weakening the Shiv Sena at the grassroots and warning that the Mahayuti alliance itself could face trouble if corrective steps are not taken. In an interview with NDTV, Sattar claimed that the BJP's expansion within Maharashtra was coming at the cost of its alliance partners and described the process as a "slow poison" that was damaging the Shiv Sena's organisational base. The remarks come amid growing friction within the ruling alliance over the upcoming Legislative Council elections. One of the key flashpoints has been the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna seat, traditionally seen as a Shiv Sena stronghold, which was ultimately allotted to the BJP. Sattar had publicly argued that the constituency should have remained with Shiv Sena