Overview

• Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar and Amin Patel met Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree to discuss local body elections and Opposition leadership vacancies.
• Shiv Sena (UBT) has staked claim to the Assembly Leader of Opposition, while Congress is pressing for the Council post and is pushing Satej Patil’s name, according to sources.
• The Assembly post has been vacant since after the November 2024 elections and the Council post opened when Ambadas Danve’s term ended in August 2025.
• A potential Shiv Sena (UBT) alignment with Raj Thackeray’s MNS for municipal polls was discussed, with Congress saying any decision rests with its national leadership.
• Following the Thackeray meeting, Congress leaders met Council Chairperson Ram Shinde on the LoP appointment and said they will approach Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and the chief minister.