Overview

• Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS held a large ‘Jan Aakrosh’ march in Nashik, where senior leaders said future programmes would be conducted together.
• Uddhav Thackeray’s Sept. 11 visit to Raj Thackeray’s Dadar residence lasted about two hours and 45 minutes, reviving alliance speculation.
• MNS leaders said the party is preparing to contest roughly 90–95 BMC wards, though no formal seat-sharing talks with Shiv Sena (UBT) have begun.
• Congress and other MVA partners have expressed reservations about bringing MNS into the fold, and MNS figures signalled ideological distance from Congress.
• The Shinde-led Shiv Sena sought police action against Sanjay Raut over a Nepal unrest video, while Uddhav announced a statewide ‘Sindoor Raksha Abhiyan’ opposing the India–Pakistan Asia Cup match.