Balasaheb Thackeray most influential leader of Mumbai: Survey

More than 46 percent of local Marathis chose Balasaheb Thackeray while more than 50 percent of non-Marathis picked him as their choice. Sharad Pawar, who could possibly lead the opposition challenge to Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, is nowhere close to the founder of Shiv Sena.