India, Aug. 9 -- With the reunion buzz growing louder and local body elections around the corner, local units of the political parties led by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray are already forging alliances. In a pivotal move, on Friday, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Uddhav and Raj, respectively, decided to contest the elections to the BEST employee credit society election together. It will be the first-ever election, at any level, contested by the two parties as an alliance.

In another show of unity, the Sena (UBT) and MNS will conduct a joint march to highlight civic and law-and-order issues in Nashik city and district, ahead of local body polls.

These two decisions are seen as first steps towards a broader po...