Their divergent views apart, both Sharad Pawar and Raj Thackeray command, in turns, attention, curiosity, derision and criticism in equal measure. But that’s where the similarities end. Their methods and politics are radically different.
Both Pawar and Raj appear to be struggling these days to consolidate their political positions, with their parties standing at the crossroads. While Pawar is not sure what lies in store for NCP’s troubled alliance with the Congress in the approaching Lok Sabha elections, Thackeray isn’t sure either how the absence of any ally will work out for his party.