The Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit pointed to murmurs from disgruntled Congress leaders and figures linked to the erstwhile UPA regime, suggesting that the INDIA bloc’s leadership could be entrusted to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee or Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

M. K. Stalin said Rs 5,000 each has been credited to 1.31 crore beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Women’s Entitlement Scheme. The move comes months before Assembly polls, drawing criticism from opposition parties