Nagpur, Dec. 8 -- A meeting between senior Konkan leader Bhaskar Jadhav, who is reportedly upset within the Thackeray faction, and Shinde camp minister Pratap Sarnaiak, has stirred political speculation across Maharashtra.
The two leaders were seen interacting in the lobby of a Nashik hotel, and a video of their conversation has gone viral on social media. This has fueled talk that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena may have revived its alleged "Operation Tiger" to draw remaining leaders away from the Uddhav Thackeray camp.
Reacting to the controversy, Sarnaiak offered a clarification. He said that when he served as Minister of State for Urban Development, he would frequently approach Bhaskar Jadhav for work-related matters. "An MLA...