The marriage of convenience between the two ruling parties in Maharashtra — also members of the central government — seems to have hit a snag, after the Congress cosying up to the Shiv Sena for the Thane Municipal Corporation polls. The decision by Congress seems an attempt to get back at NCP – its ally in the state since 1999 – for backing Raj Thackeray-led MNS to win the chairman’s post of standing committee in BMC.u00a0

Frenemies? Congress’ Manikrao Thakre and NCP’s Madhukar Pichad, seen here in a conversation, have made it clear to theu00a0other party that neither is ready to back down. File pic