India, Jan. 11 -- In a veiled dig at Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said voters are no longer swayed by so-called 'brands' but support those leaders who ensure development. Addressing a rally for upcoming civic polls in Thane district on Friday, the Shiv Sena leader said the Mahayuti government functioned dynamically and not like an "adjournment government."

"Voters had seen through political branding and would back performance and development in the upcoming Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections," Shinde said.

He said 21 candidates had been elected unopposed ahead of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation elections, which shows the Opposition's inability to challenge Mahayu...