Mumbai, March 31 -- While political grapevine is ripe in Maharashtra about Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's reported attempt to win over opposition MPs through his 'Operation Tiger' campaign, information has surfaced that the BJP high command has put a 'break' on this strategy. It is reported that the BJP has suggested that rather than inducting MPs from the Sharad Pawar faction directly into the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, they have been advised to induct into the NDA fold through Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar's party instead.
According to sources, Eknath Shinde had prepared to bring six MPs from the Sharad Pawar faction and six from the Thackeray faction into his party to shore up the numbers for his faction. Currently, the Shinde f...