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Coming Together : Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray Announce Alliance For BMC Polls
Addressing a joint news conference in Mumbai along with Raj, Uddhav said the two parties have come together to stay together. The cousins said they have united for the cause of ‘Marathi manoos’ and Maharashtra.
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Putting months of speculation to rest, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray formally announced the alliance of their parties ahead of the January 15 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
Uddhav said their grandfather Prabodhankar Thackeray, a social reformer and writer, was a key figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement and so were his father Bal Thackeray and uncle Shrikant, Raj Thackeray’s father, who played a role in ensuring that Mumbai continues to be a part of the state.
“Mumbai’s mayor will be Marathi and will be ours,” Raj said.
Uddhav said the parties have finalised their seat sharing for the Nashik Municipal Corporation where elections are due on January 15, along with Mumbai and 27 other municipal corporations in the state.
Talks are underway for an alliance between the two parties in other civic bodies, he added.
“Those who can’t bear to see what is happening in the BJP can also come with us,” Uddhav said.
The much-hyped news conference lasted barely for 16 minutes without any clarity on the seat-sharing arrangement in the 227 ward-BMC.