Third Front: Is Maha heading towards political uncertainty?

DISTURBING BALANCE | Most feel that it is likely to cut into MVA's votes, as both the MVA and the Third Front will be pitching for anti-establishment voters

- Rohit Chandavarkar

Three leaders who have been active in Maharashtra politics in recent years farmers' leader Raju Shetti, Vidarbha MLA Bachchu Kadu and former Rajya Sabha member Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati met in Pune to shape what could potentially emerge as a new "Third Front' in Maharashtra's upcoming assembly elections. This meeting has sparked widespread speculation in political circles about how such an alliance could alter the dynamics of the election.

The leaders have stated that they do not wish to align with either the BJP-led Mahayuti or the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, who became a Rajya Sabha member seven years ago with the support of the BJP, has distanced himself from the party.