Overview
- Tiwari said he resigned from the party’s primary membership on Sunday and announced his decision on Monday, citing opposition to any pact with the MNS.
- He alleged the MNS is hostile to Hindi-speaking people, other linguistic minorities and Muslims, describing these groups as core to the MVA and INDIA bloc.
- He argued Shiv Sena (UBT) won 20 assembly seats in 2024 and that support from Hindi-speaking, Muslim, Dalit and OBC voters proved decisive in about half of them.
- He said he had earlier urged Uddhav Thackeray in an open letter to avoid an alliance with Raj Thackeray and noted he was removed as the party’s spokesperson in February.
- His exit follows public coordination between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray to challenge alleged voter-list anomalies in court, underscoring internal unease over such cooperation.