Maharashtra or Delhi: Shiv Sena split with Aaditya Thackeray's place

Following contradictions with alliance partner BJP the Shiv Sena camp is now witnessing internal strife over 28yearold Aaditya Thackerays debut in active electoral politics The party leadership is divided on whether the Thackeray scion should throw his hat in the ring for the Assembly polls or a position in the ParliamentSena insiders confirmed that the Thackeray family wants the Yuva Sena chief to venture intoactivelegislature If everything works out smoothly Aaditya will be the first from the Thackeray clan to be a member of the house be it state Assembly or Parliament a senior Sena functionary saidAaditya ThackerayOn the timing of his entry the Sena leader said Aadityas entry is sure Whether in the 2019 polls or the elections after that is what needs to be seen No wonder Aaditya was part of the meeting between Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and BJP leaders party president Amit Shah and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis In fact he even shared the dais with the leaders while announcing the prepoll alliance Even when political strategist Prashant Kishor visited the Thackeray residence Aaditya was present in the meetingPurvesh Sarnaik secretary Yuva Sena said Working closely with Aaditya I have observed that the Yuva Sena chief has good administrative and organisational skills More importantly he ensures that issues taken up by him reach their logical end and are not deserted halfway Aadityas entry in the Legislative Assembly will not only ensure new faces from the party in the state legislature but will even boost the morale of the partys rank and fileOn the lines of Sule and GandhiThose close to the Yuva Sena chief agree it is high time the partys GenNext becomes active in electoral politics the way Supriya Sule NCP Rahul Gandhi Congress and Akhilesh Singh SP are especially to connect with the newage votersA senior Sena functionary claimed that Aaditya is more inclined towards the Assembly task and pointed to Mahim Worli or Kherwadi being considered for fielding Thackeray junior Mahim would be given preference as it is our bastion Also the party headquarters Shiv Sena Bhavan is here the leader addedShould rather enter Delhi politicsIn the last couple of years Aaditya had made a few visits to the state Assembly and observed the proceedings from the viewers gallery Besides a couple of years ago he even led a delegation of Sena MPs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi In his meeting he urged the PM to adopt a virtual classroom project under the Digital India programme to reduce the weight of students school bags It was the late Sena chief Bal Thackerays dream to reduce the burden from the shoulders of schoolchildrenWould you like to see YuvaSena chief AadityaThackeray contest Assembly polls or LokSabhaElections2019 AUThackeray ShivsenaRead more about the story via news4sanjeev here httpstco7sKAWiX2Krmdash midday mid_day February 22 2019However a section of senior leaders are of the opinion that instead of getting into state Assembly the young gun should play in a bigger league Delhi politics Parliament is where major policy decisions are given shape Aaditya should be part of this league Sena has a good presence in Mumbai and Maharashtra Aaditya can monitor it even if he is involved in Delhi politics What the party needs is a strong face in the Parliament to represent the Sena and make partys presence felt across the nation the leader saidAlso ReadUddhav Thackeray tells cadre on camera Forced BJP to agree to 2CM formulaCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates