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By-poll blow for BJP may give upper hand to Shiv Sena

Updated On: 17 September, 2014 10:16 AM IST | | Ravikiran Deshmukh and Varun Singh

After the BJP was defeated in assembly by-polls in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the Sena feels the former has to take a back seat in the alliance; analysts say BJP can't be aggressive any more

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Uddhav Thackeray, Amit Shah, assembly elections, Samajwadi Party, BJP, Congress, assembly seats, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Shiv Sena, assembly by-polls

By-polls in other parts of the country have served as a setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra. Until yesterday, the party had been wrangling for an equal seat share with its long-time ally Shiv Sena. But after it fared poorly in assembly polls in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, the Sena sees itself as the big brother once again.

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