India, Nov. 24 -- Following the boycott of last Tuesday's state cabinet meeting by his ministers to protest against Big Brother BJP's poaching on the Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde has been making his unhappiness known. He kept his distance from CM Devendra Fadnavis and other BJP ministers while attending public and government functions the whole of last week and even skipped an event at Navi Mumbai to unveil a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Shinde was the chief guest at the function but did not want to share a platform with BJP minister and bete noir Ganesh Naik.

While Shinde's sulks are making headlines now, Mantralaya officials say his resentment has been clear ever since the new Mahayuti government was formed under Fadnavis. The Sh...