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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) caput Raj Thackeray met again connected Sunday (October 5, 2025), this clip for a idiosyncratic event, amid speculation astir the cousins allying for the upcoming section assemblage polls.
The Thackeray cousins attended the naming ceremonial of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's grandchild successful Mumbai.
Videos of Mr. Raj, Mr.Uddhav and his MLA lad Aaditya Thackeray, on with Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Anil Desai and Milind Narvekar chatting successful a playful temper surfaced connected societal media.
The meetings betwixt Mr. Raj and Mr. Uddhav person go much predominant aft their July 5 ‘victory’ rally to observe the Maharashtra government’s rollback of its contentious orders connected the three-language look for students of classes 1 to 5 amid charges of imposition of Hindi successful the authorities dominated by Marathi speakers.
In September 2025, erstwhile State Chief Minister Mr. Uddhav visited the MNS President's residence 'Shivtirth' successful the Dadar country successful Mumbai to conscionable the latter's mother, Kunda 'Mavshi' (mother's sister). Both Mr. Raj and Mr. Uddhav are maternal arsenic good arsenic paternal cousins. Mr. Uddhav visited 'Shivtirth' successful August antecedently connected Ganesh festival.
In the extremity of July, Mr. Raj visited ‘Matoshree’, the residence of Mr. Uddhav successful Mumbai’s Bandra area, to privation the second connected his birthday. Although Mr. Raj discontinue the undivided Shiv Sena successful 2005, blaming Mr. Uddhav for his exit, the drubbing of their parties successful the 2024 assembly polls appears to person pushed the rivals to amended ties.
Both parties person dropped capable hints of forging an confederation for the upcoming polls to section bodies, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), but person not yet announced a ceremonial tie-up.
If the confederation happens, the BJP, a fierce professional of the Shiv Sena (UBT), volition beryllium its main rival. The Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) are partners successful the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Amid the buzz implicit their pan-Maharashtra alliance, the Sena (UBT) and MNS faced a setback successful August successful the predetermination to the BEST Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd., wherever the sheet backed by the two parties mislaid each 21 seats up for grabs.
