New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Sanjay Raut, leader of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena UBT, has hinted that a highly anticipated alliance with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) may be officially announced on Wednesday.

The speculation follows a social media post on X by Raut on Tuesday featuring an image of the two cousins with the caption "tomorrow at 12 pm".

This potential partnership comes ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for 15 January, following months of behind-the-scenes negotiations.

The BMC election results will be declared the following day.

Meanwhile, the BJP has been quick to dismiss the potential partnership.

BJP's Mumbai city unit president Ameet Satam stated on Tuesday that an...