India, July 4 -- As Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray prepare to share the stage for the first time in over two decades, uncertainty looms over whether NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar will join them at the joint victory rally on July 5 in Mumbai.

The event, to be held at the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Worli, is being celebrated as a win for pro-Marathi voices, following the state government's decision to scrap two controversial government resolutions that mandated the teaching of Hindi as a third language from Class 1. Cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray have hailed the rollback as a victory of Marathi identity, supported by civil society and regional parties including t...