Overview

• Uddhav Thackeray visited Raj Thackeray’s Shivtirth residence with his wife Rashmi and son Aaditya, with photos and video shared by party handles and family on social media.
• Leaders and aides framed the meeting as a family visit, yet it reinforced recent rapprochement moves after more than two decades of estrangement.
• Both parties have asked cadres to prepare for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections and to scrutinise voter rolls, citing concerns over bogus entries.
• The cousins have appeared together repeatedly in recent weeks, including a July rally against the state’s now-withdrawn three-language GRs and a birthday visit to Matoshree.
• BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis later visited Raj Thackeray separately, underscoring ongoing political outreach even as no formal tie-up has been declared.