Uddhav Thackeray vows to win back influence in coastal Konkan region

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday vowed to revive his party's influence in the coastal Konkan region, which used to be a traditional stronghold of his party, even as he reiterated that his party alone is "the only real Shiv Sena".

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"We will reclaim Konkan. The election results there were unexpected. People can be fooled once, but not always," he said, referring to the party's poor performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the Maharashtra assembly election.

Thackeray signaled an aggressive revival plan and announced his intention to tour the entire Konkan belt to rebuild the party's grassroots network. "We are returning to every village, every taluka. Konkan belongs to us, and we will win it back," Uddhav Thackeray said.