New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Estranged cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray have decided to reunite politically and take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15 next year.

The official announcement of the Thackerays coming together will be made on 24 December in Mumbai, according to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) will reportedly contest 150 seats, while the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will field candidates in the remaining 77 seats. The BMC has 227 seats.

In 2006, Raj was miffed over his cousin Uddhav's elevation as the undivided Sena's working president. He walked out of the party and fl...