Splitting of NCP and Shiv Sena, clan prestige loom large ahead of Phase 3 Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra

The prestige of Maharashtra’s most influential political clans — the Pawars (Baramati), the Ranes (Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg), the Shindes (Solapur), the Tatkares (Raigad) — hang in the balance in a string of high profile contests