Overview

• Uddhav Thackeray said informal discussions with Raj Thackeray’s MNS are underway, adding that party leaders are working out the details and will announce any pact soon.
• Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut declared that the alliance process has begun, noting positive sentiment among workers and suggesting private calls may already have taken place.
• MNS leader Amit Thackeray urged a direct conversation between the cousins to formalize any tie-up, even as joint protests and local coordination signal growing cooperation.
• Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe welcomed the potential partnership as a boost to opposition unity, while a BJP survey finds its Mumbai support remains steady.
• Both Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS are eyeing a combined front to shore up waning voter bases and counter the BJP-led Mahayuti in the upcoming BMC and other local body elections.