Mumbai, Jan. 21 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Wednesday extended support to the Shiv Sena led by Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde in the neighbouring Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), strengthening its position to stake claim to the Mayor's post.
The move, coming days after the Raj Thackeray-led party contested the civic elections against the ruling Mahayut including the Shiv Sena in Kalyan-Dombivli, has also raised questions over the durability of its alliance with the Shiv Sena (UBT) across Maharashtra, and over whether it was a bid to keep the BJP out of power in the civic body.
The MNS decision to back the Shinde-led Sena has stunned not only the BJP, but also Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT).
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