India, Jan. 13 -- In their concluding rally on Monday for the civic polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray appealed to Thane voters to beware of the "plan to snatch their city" and cautioned them against accepting money in lieu of votes. They also presented their candidates, who they claimed had been offered money to back out but refused.

"These elections are different. The BJP is distributing money and Shinde's men are catching them. Don't know what's going on," quipped Raj. He was referring to Shiv Sena MLA Nilesh Rane raiding a BJP worker's house in November 2025 and showcasing a bag of cash on social media. Rane had declared that the BJP was distributing money ahead of the high-stakes Malvan-Kankavl...