Overview

• Raj Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar met Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer to flag voter-roll anomalies, seek a Special Intensive Revision and press for VVPAT use in local polls.
• The opposition submitted demands on duplicate and dual registrations and said discussions with election authorities will continue on Wednesday.
• Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS and NCP (SP) held a joint protest in Thane over alleged TMC corruption, signaling closer coordination before the civic polls.
• Raj visited Uddhav at Matoshree on October 12 for a family meeting, the sixth such interaction since July, while second-rung leaders say seat-sharing talks are progressing.
• Sanjay Raut’s hint that MNS could align with the MVA drew pushback, with MNS deferring decisions to Raj Thackeray and Congress leaders stating no talks on such an alliance have occurred.