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The residents of Dare village in Maharashtra's Satara district, the native place of Eknath Shinde, who is at the centre of the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, recall the Shiv Sena leader as a "people's man" and some of them feel that the decisions he had taken in the past later turned out to be right.
The people from the village with around 80 households say they are standing strongly behind Shinde and want to see him become the state chief minister soon.
At least 37 Sena MLAs and 10 independent legislators are currently with Shinde in Assam. Shinde has claimed that the group led by him is the "real Shiv Sena".
Although Shinde, 58, hails from Satara, he has established himself as a key Sena leader in the Thane-Palghar region adjoining Mumbai. The sitting MLA from Kopri-Pachpakhadi in Thane city is known for aggressive approach towards issues of public interest.
The local residents of Dare village, located on the banks of the Koyna river, said they wholeheartedly support Shinde. The village falls under the Wai-Mahabaleshwar assembly constituency.
He said the leader often visits his native place and the last time he was in the village was a month ago.
He added that the villagers want to see Shinde as the chief minister next time visits the village.
"Our wishes are with him and all of us are with him," he added.
A youth man wearing a T-shirt with Shinde's photo on it said Shinde is in Shiv Sena and he has not said anything about leaving the party as 50 MLAs are with him.
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