India, Aug. 15 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday said Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will contest the upcoming civic elections in Mumbai together.

According to Raut, both parties, led by the Thackeray cousins, will also contest the local body elections all over Maharashtra together.

"The Thackeray brothers (Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray) will contest the municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Thane, Nashik and Kalyan-Dombivali together and win. The strength of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray is the strength of the unity of the Marathi-speakers. No power can break the iron fist of 'Marathi manus' now," Raut was quoted by PTI as saying.

The Rajya Sabha MP said that the ...