Sachin Ahir, the Mumbai president of Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), joined the Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Thursday, dealing a serious blow to the NCP with Maharashtra’s assembly elections only months away. Why Worli matters Ahir is a former MLA from Worli and had been the Sena’s main rival there, having defeated the Shiv Sena in the seat at an earlier election. Worli lies at the heart of Mumbai’s lower-middle-class Marathi population and is currently held by the Sena’s Sunil Shinde. His departure is a major worry forRead More