Overview
- Shiv Sena (UBT) will stage its Nirdhar meeting at Mumbai’s NSCI Dome on October 27, where Aaditya Thackeray plans a data-led presentation on alleged duplicate entries, mass deletions, and non-resident voters found by his team’s review; the Election Commission has not verified these claims.
- Uddhav Thackeray is slated to brief office-bearers on BMC poll preparations, with party sources indicating a possible signal toward coordination or a tie-up with Raj Thackeray’s MNS still to be formally confirmed.
- BJP dismissed the UBT narrative, as spokesperson Keshav Upadhye cited past BMC seat tallies to argue the Thackeray camp’s city strength has declined and questioned its bid to retain control.
- Congress and the Samajwadi Party have announced plans to contest the BMC polls independently, highlighting fractures within the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
- Opposition parties, including the MVA and MNS, plan a November 1 Mumbai rally to pressure the Election Commission over alleged roll anomalies, with the state working toward the Supreme Court’s January 31, 2026 deadline for local body elections.