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As the information process for municipal corp polls is acceptable to commencement from Tuesday (December 23, 2025), the seat-sharing talks betwixt the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are successful the past phase. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, connected Monday (December 22, 2025), reiterated that successful 2 days, the Thackeray brothers volition denote the governmental alliance.
“The hold is astir over, arsenic contiguous was the past circular of discussions. Tomorrow oregon the time after, the confederation and seat-sharing volition beryllium announced with grandiosity,” said Mr. Raut, adding that the Thackeray brothers person agreed astatine a idiosyncratic level; lone the governmental confederation is left.
On Monday, elder MNS person Bala Nandgaonkar and Nitin Sardesai besides visited Matoshri, the residence of Shiv Sena (UBT) main Uddhav Thackeray successful Dadar for discussions. Nitin Sardesai said, “The talks are successful the past phase, possibly different circular of meetings volition beryllium held aft consulting Raj Thackeray connected a fewer seats. However, truthful acold it is turning retired to beryllium bully and positive.”
After the Maharashtra Assembly elections, wherever Shiv Sena (UBT) performed poorly, winning lone 20 seats retired of 288 seats, portion his relative Raj Thackeray’s enactment MNS won zero seats, some decided to research a caller union. Thackeray cousins ending their two-decade-long estrangement were seen successful respective nationalist meetings and events. However, they are yet to officially denote their confederation for the upcoming elections scheduled connected January 15. The filing of nominations starts from December 23, with December 30 being the past time successful each 29 municipal corporations crossed Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) person Anil Parab and Sanjay Raut besides met Raj Thackeray to sermon seat-sharing. Both parties volition contention successful Municipal Corporations of Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayandar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Nashik, and others. However, the speculation is that the struggle is successful the seats, including Dadar, Sewri, Worli, and others, wherever some parties person precocious power oregon the areas with precocious Marathi demographic presence.
Calling it a “new experiment, Mr. Raut added, “Municipal Corporation elections are high-stakes elections; the scrutiny of the seat-sharing database volition support happening till the past moment.”
