New Delhi, June 7 -- The political pot in Maharashtra is simmering with speculation over the possibility of an alliance between Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray who leads the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, as the civic polls near.

"Whatever people of Maharashtra wish will happen," Uddhav Thackeray asserted, while responding to reporters' questions about the possibility of an alliance between the two regional parties.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), formed by Raj Thackeray after breaking away from the unified Shiv Sena in 2006, and Uddhav's Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) have both faced electoral turbulence. Now, whispers of reconciliation are growing louder, with insiders suggesting that the once-warrin...