Mumbai, Dec. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin Raj Thackeray, who is Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder president, officially announced an alliance on Wednesday to contest elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as well as six other municipal corporations.
The announcement came at a joint press conference held by the two leaders here.
The official announcement of the alliance between the parties of the Thackeray cousins comes ahead of elections for 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai and Pune, which are scheduled for January 15, 2026.
Speaking at the press conference to announce the alliance, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said, "I had said in an interview that Maharashtra is bigger than...