For six decades, the Shiv Sena survived by changing with Maharashtra. It reinvented itself from a trade union movement into a champion of Marathi identity, and one of India's most influential proponents of Hindutva. Today, however, the party faces an existential crisis unlike any in its history.
For six decades, the Shiv Sena survived by changing with Maharashtra. It reinvented itself from a trade union movement into a champion of Marathi identity, and one of India's most influential proponents of Hindutva. Today, however, the party faces an existential crisis unlike any in its history.
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