Overview
- Raj Thackeray visited Matoshree on October 5 following a family function, meeting Uddhav Thackeray for roughly 30–40 minutes in what was their fifth interaction in three months.
- Sanjay Raut said the meeting was political, described the discussions as having progressed too far to break, and framed any tie-up as an alliance forged with heart and mind.
- Raut stated that local leaders from both parties are negotiating seat-sharing, with a broad understanding reported for key civic bodies including Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pune and Nashik.
- Media reports say the MNS has reduced its initial ask from about 100 seats to roughly 60–70 and is aiming to win at least 25, though no formal agreement has been announced.
- The civic poll timetable is tightening, with sources pointing to January 15 for municipal corporation elections including the BMC and the State Election Commission publishing final BMC ward boundaries, while the BJP downplayed the potential impact of any Sena–MNS arrangement.