Maharashtra: To counter saffron surge, NCP banks on `Sambhaji´
(WorldNews India)

NOT FORMER deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar or Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde, but Shirur MP and actor Amol Kolhe is the main attraction of the ongoing Shiv Swarajya Yatra of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, which has been marred by defections ahead of the Assembly polls. Advertising The yatra, which started from Shivneri Fort in Pune district - the birthplace of Shivaji Maharaj - in the first week of August, is full of symbolism and rhetoric linked to the 17th century king and his legacy. It also shows how the NCP is trying to negotiate the rise in saffron fervour and nationalism in the...