The outreach to Dipke: How the two Senas played CJP agitation differently

Barely days after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s agitation culminated in the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, its founder Abhijeet Dipke has emerged as the focus of political outreach in Maharashtra.While the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), which backed the agitation from its early days, has continued to stay in touch with the youth leader, the rival Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Sena’s leaders have also begun opening channels with Dipke.Within a week of Pradhan’s resignation, state Cabinet minister Sanjay Shirsat and MLC Bachchu Kadu of the Shinde-led Sena separately visited Dipke’s residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, met his family and publicly praised the agitation. The latest outreach came on Friday when Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackera