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Who has upper hand in Maharashtra? Leaders debate at Mumbai Conclave ahead of polls

As Maharashtra's Assembly elections draw near, the question of who has the upper hand remains undecided. Both the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the ruling Mahayuti are confident of winning the crucial polls. The political atmosphere is heating up as the MVA accuses the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance of internal discord, while the Mahayuti retaliates by highlighting alleged infighting within the MVA. At the India Today Conclave, leaders from Maharashtra -- Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam, BJP’s Ashish Shelar, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Priyanka Chaturvedi, and Congress’s Praniti Shinde-- discussed who is likely to win the Maharashtra polls.

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