The Shiv Sena locked in combat with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for the control of the party, there is a question mark on the Maha Vikas Aghadi Alliance that ruled Maharashtra for more than two years. Today, as 66 of the 67 Sena members of the Thane Municipal Corporation showed support for the Shinde faction, Congress's Nana Patole said the party was ready to go it alone if the alliance falls through.
