The Times of India

'Sanjay Raut working on Congress merger': 'Sharad Pawar to be appointed leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Uddhav Thackeray to head Maharashtra Congress'

BJP MLA Ashishrao Deshmukh on Wednesday claimed that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was working towards a merger of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar's faction with the Congress.