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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Wednesday (December 23, 2025) downplayed the alliance of the parties led by Uddhav Thackeray and his relative Raj, saying it volition not marque immoderate important quality and that their coming unneurotic was an effort for their ain governmental survival.
Ending months of speculation, Shiv Sena (UBT) main Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025) formally announced the confederation of their parties up of the January 15 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
Talking to reporters successful Mumbai aft the announcement, CM Fadnavis said, "Their way grounds is of corruption and self-interest. Their confederation is for their ain governmental endurance and it volition not marque immoderate important governmental difference. It is childish if anyone thinks otherwise. People volition not get swayed." ''Mumbai volition basal steadfast with our government. People volition spot Mahayuti government's performance, its imaginativeness for the aboriginal and for ensuring that Marathi radical get homes successful the city," Mr. Fadnavis said.
The CM mocked the hype astir the associated property league of the Thackeray cousins successful Mumbai, saying it was overmuch ado astir nothing. "The tv quality channels were reporting arsenic if it was the Russia-Ukaine alliance,'' helium said.
"Thackerays are not the lone representatives of Marathi radical and Mumbai," Mr. Fadnavis said, adding that it was due to the fact that of their ego that the citizens of Mumbai person gone distant from them.
''Uddhav Thackeray volition person to springiness a reply connected 25 years of the civic misrule. Old sins cannot beryllium washed away. I americium a calved Hindutvawadi and volition dice similar that. I americium not the 1 to deterioration saffron robes and alteration governmental stands for votes," Mr. Fadnavis attacked the Sena (UBT) chief.
"People of Mumbai and Maharashtra are Hindutvawadi, and those who indulge successful appeasement and deviate from Hindutva ideology person seen the effect successful the Assembly elections. Our Hindutva is not narrow-minded. It is the Indian mode of life," helium said. The undivided Shiv Sena ruled the BMC for much than 2 decades.
Meanwhile, BJP person and Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar said "Marathi voters" were asking wherefore Uddhav and Raj Thackeray had divided up earlier.
"No Marathi idiosyncratic had demanded the enactment of a abstracted enactment (when Raj Thackeray discontinue the Shiv Sena)," helium said.
Mr. Shelar besides recalled Raj Thackeray's statements portion forming the MNS, erstwhile helium had claimed that Shiv Sena laminitis Balasaheb Thackeray had been surrounded by a "coterie" that created region betwixt the uncle and nephew.
"Today, Marathi radical are asking Raj Thackeray to sanction those radical who allegedly created this region with Balasaheb," helium said. Mr. Raj had besides termed these radical a clump of clerks, Mr. Shelar said, seeking to cognize who these 'clerks' were.
"And wherefore is Raj Thackeray present shaking hands with and embracing the aforesaid people?" the BJP person asked.
“Raj Thackeray had publically played videos criticising BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, accusing them of not fulfilling promises,” helium recalled.
"We person preserved galore specified video clips of Raj Thackeray's speeches attacking the Shiv Sena enactment aft helium discontinue the party," Mr. Shelar warned.
The new-found bonhomie betwixt Uddhav and Raj Thackeray was driven by governmental insecurity, helium claimed. "When the BJP challenged the Thackerays' monopoly implicit Mumbai, some Uddhav and Raj felt threatened. For their ain governmental survival, they person present travel together," helium said.
