Mahayuti may weaken MVA further over LoP

The Mahayuti government is all set to take advantage of the weak opposition through a game of cat and mouse.

- Prajakta Pol & Ravikiran Deshmukh

While the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) attempts to press the government for the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) position, the ruling side could deepen divisions by denying the post to the Shiv Sena (UBT) if the MVA fails to unanimously elect a single leader.

Such a possibility cannot be ruled out when no particular party has 29 members—10% of the total strength of the 288-member house, sources say. In this scenario, the MVA has to pick up one leader to assume the role.