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Raj Thackeray, successful the beingness of his relative Uddhav Thackeray, announced the long-awaited confederation betwixt their parties —Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the January 15 civic elections successful Mumbai connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025).
Noting that the existent announcement pertains to Mumbai, Mr. Raj said that a akin announcement volition beryllium made regarding Nashik arsenic well. “We are successful talks with Sharad Pawar. We are contiguous announcing an confederation betwixt the 2 of us,” helium added.
“Mumbai Mayor volition beryllium a Marathi idiosyncratic and volition beryllium from our parties,” Mr. Raj said.
Alliance talks betwixt the 2 parties for the important Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections had been going connected for rather immoderate time.
Speaking connected the alliance, Mr. Uddhav said: “We person travel unneurotic to enactment together. We volition decorativeness disconnected those who privation to instrumentality distant Mumbai. I privation to archer the Marathi manoos, if you interruption distant close now, you volition beryllium defeated,”
Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Sanjay Raut called it a historical time for Maharashtra, adding that “The ‘mangal kalash’ volition herald the Thackerays’ leadership. Only they tin pb the State.”
