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BJP Tops BMC as Shiv Sena UBT Considers Alliance with MNS

A wave of defections has pushed Shiv Sena UBT to probe a post-split alliance with the MNS following joint protests against Hindi imposition.

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray (left) on Sunday received yet another jolt as party secretary Sanjay Lakhe-Patil resigned. (HT Photo)

Overview

  • On June 21–22, Uddhav Thackeray convened marathon meetings with MPs, MLAs and district heads to finalise civic poll strategy and reinforce party unity.
  • Two additional ex-UBT corporators joined the BJP on June 22, taking total defections above 50 and prompting the BJP to claim the largest-party status in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
  • Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut has stated that only Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will decide on any electoral tie-up between their parties.
  • Both Shiv Sena UBT and the MNS have led symbolic protests against Hindi imposition under the National Education Policy, including burning textbooks and distributing anti-Hindi posters.
  • Posters displayed near Sena Bhavan by both factions signal a possible reconciliation of the Thackeray cousins and hint at a united front for the upcoming civic elections.