 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Mune zvematongerwe enyika, Shiv Sena yairwisana nemakomonisiti, uye yakatora masimba emasangano evashandi muBombay kubva kuCommunist Party of India CPI. Vechiduku vasingashandi vomunzvimbomo vaibva kumaindasitiri emachira akanga achiderera vakabatana nebato racho uye rakaramba richipararira nemhaka yevatorwa vechiMarathi vaibva kunharaunda yeKonkhan. Pakasvika ma1980, yakava tyisidziro kubato reCongress riri kutonga iro pakutanga rakaikurudzira nemhaka yokuti yaikwikwidzana neCPI. Muna 1989, pepanhau reSena Saamna rakatangwa naThackeray. Nemhaka yokuti Thackeray akanga achirwisana neshumo reMandal Commission, mubetseri wake wapedyo Chhagan Bhujbal akasiya bato muna 1991. Pashure pemhirizhonga yeBombay muna 1992, Thackeray akatora zvimiro zvinoonekwa sevanopesana nevaMuslim uye zvichibva paHindutva. Shiv Sena gare gare akabatana neBharatiya Janata Party BJP. Mubatanidzwa weBJP-Shiv Sena wakakunda 1995 Maharashtra State Assembly sarudzo uye wakanga uri musimba kubva 1995 kusvika 1999. Thackeray akazvizivisa amene kuva gurukota guru rinodzora riri kure. 