Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray join hands for BMC elections, announce Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray join hands for BMC elections, announce Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance

New Delhi. Today is a big day in Maharashtra politics. Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin Raj Thackeray have announced to contest the upcoming BMC elections together. Uddhav and Raj held a press conference together and announced the alliance of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Earlier, both the brothers (Uddhav and Raj) reached Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial, Shivaji Park and paid tribute to him. During the press conference, Uddhav’s son Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray and Raj’s son MNS leader Amit Thackeray were also present on the stage.

VIDEO | Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray announce tie-up for the upcoming BMC polls.#MumbaiNews #MaharashtraPolitics

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Shiv Sena UBT President Uddhav Thackeray said, today we both brothers are standing together and will remain together in future also. Maharashtra was eagerly waiting for this day. Our thinking is one, we remember the struggle of Marathi people, their sacrifice, we have to remain united. The Thackeray family has struggled for Maharashtra. Without taking names, Uddhav alleged that people sitting in Delhi are trying to break us, but now we do not have to break. If this happens then it will be an insult to the sacrifice of our ancestors. He said that we will eliminate those who are conspiring to destroy Mumbai.

VIDEO | Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray pay tributes to Balasaheb Thackeray at his memorial, Shivaji Park, ahead of announcement of their alliance for the upcoming BMC polls.#MumbaiNews #MaharashtraPolitics, pic.twitter.com/zhIfFb5IiX

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While addressing the press conference, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said that seat distribution does not matter. We will tell when the time comes which party will field its candidates on how many seats. Raj claimed that only Marathi will become the mayor of Mumbai. It is noteworthy that after almost two decades, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will contest elections together. Earlier on July 5 this year, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray had shared the stage together. Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS had organized the Worli Dome Marathi Vijay Rally in Mumbai in response to the withdrawal of the government proposal to implement Hindi as the third language by the Maharashtra government, in which Uddhav and Raj were seen together on the same stage after 20 years.