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Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut connected Sunday (October 26, 2025) claimed that erstwhile Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was portion of the undivided Shiv Sena, helium had urged him to enactment for rapprochement betwixt cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray to "stop" the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In his play file 'Rokthok' successful the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', Mr. Raut said Mr. Shinde is unhappy present that the Thackeray cousins person travel together.
Shiv Sena (UBT) main Mr. Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Mr. Raj Thackeray look to person acceptable speech their differences, making nationalist appearances unneurotic implicit the past fewer months amid buzz that they mightiness signifier an confederation for the upcoming civic polls successful the state.
The coming unneurotic of the 2 parties up of the agrarian and municipality assemblage polls, which are to beryllium held earlier January 31, 2026, is simply a specified formality now, according to leaders of the 2 parties.
Mr. Raut, successful his column, said, "Shinde and (Shiv Sena minister) Pratap Sarnaik had told maine respective times successful the past to bring Raj and Uddhav Thackeray together. This, helium said, was indispensable to unfurl the saffron emblem implicit Maharashtra. The cousins indispensable travel unneurotic to halt the BJP." They were right, helium said.
The Rajya Sabha MP claimed that some Sarnaik and Shinde had gone to conscionable Mr. Raj Thackeray without taking support from Matoshri, the residence of Mr. Uddhav Thackeray.
He accused Shinde of betraying Mr. Uddhav Thackeray for his ain interest.
Mr. Raut further alleged that Mr. Shinde is moving to decorativeness Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who, successful turn, does not privation the main person of the Shiv Sena and his men anyplace astir him.
He claimed Mr. Shinde's information has worsened aft the cousins joined hands, and Marathi unity has strengthened.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Raut aboriginal pointed retired that Shinde's trips to Delhi person accrued arsenic the day of the Supreme Court proceeding connected the enactment awesome nears.
The Supreme Court connected November 12 is acceptable to perceive the Shiv Sena UBT's plea against the Maharashtra Speaker's determination to allot the 'bow and arrow' enactment awesome to the Eknath Shinde-led faction.
Mr. Shinde was successful Delhi connected Saturday (October 25, 2025), wherever helium met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The lawman main minister, however, was unavailable for comment.
