Uddhav Thackeray challenges ruling party over vacant LoP posts ahead of winter session

• Politics is heating up ahead of the winter session over the Leader of Opposition (LoP) post.
• Currently, there is no LoP in both the Assembly and Legislative Council as Maha Vikas Aghadi lacks 10% strength.
• Uddhav Thackeray has demanded LoP appointments in both houses or the immediate cancellation of the Deputy CM post.
• Thackeray's Shiv Sena seeks the LoP post in the Assembly, while Congress wants it in the Legislative Council.
• The opposition cites a 1986-1990 precedent where LoP posts were granted despite similar strength issues.

Why It Matters: Uddhav Thackeray's LoP demand fuels political debate before winter session.