Thackeray cousins reunite for local polls

They have formed an alliance after two decades, target BJP-Shinde combine

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Uddhav Thackeray (left) and his cousin Raj Thackeray during a joint press conference in Mumbai yesterday.

(AFP)

In a dramatic political reunion ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder Raj Thackeray yesterday formally announced an alliance.

This signals a major realignment aimed at consolidating the Marathi vote and challenging the BJP-led MahaYuti and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.