US EditionKDMC Drama: In Post-Poll Surprise, Raj Thackeray’s MNS Backs Shiv Sena, Fuels Talk on Ties with Uddhav
- Recently, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena extended post-poll support to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, boosting the Mahayuti alliance with 58 corporators' backing.
- Raj Thackeray authorised local leaders to take decisions based on ground realities, and MNS said the support aims at development while observers suggested it blocks BJP control.
- Raju Patil met Shiv Sena MPs Shrikant Shinde and Naresh Mhaske, after which the MNS formally extended support and joined the Shinde-led Sena's group registration at Konkan Bhavan with five MNS corporators and four Shiv Sena corporators backing them.
- The move dealt a setback to Shiv Sena , which registered its own group with the Konkan divisional commissioner and sought disqualification proceedings against two corporators suspected of defecting.
- The Maharashtra government scheduled the mayoral-post reservation lottery for January 22 at the state secretariat, and alliances will be crucial as candidates need majority corporator support.
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Cracks appear in Thackeray alliance as Raj's MNS backs Shinde Sena's mayor bid in Kalyan-Dombivli
Former MNS MLA Raju Patil has announced the decision on behalf of the party’s 5 corporators to support the Sena's Eknath faction in Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal corporation.
Month After Thackeray Reunion, Team Raj Backs Shinde Sena In Key Civic Body
In a surprising move, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is reportedly planning an alliance with the newly elected corporators of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in the Kalyan Dombivli municipal corporation.
Shinde Sena ties up with Raj Thackeray's MNS in Kalyan-Dombivli, deals big blow to BJP
Despite the Thackeray brothers contesting the civic polls together, the MNS has extended support for rival Shinde faction in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) dealing a blow to Uddhav Thackeray.
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share.googleMaha puzzle: Shinde Sena-MNS tie-up derails BJP's mayor bid in Kalyan-Dombivli
In Kalyan-Dombivli, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena kept aside its bitter rivalry with Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to stitch up an alliance to prevent the BJP from securing the mayor's post.
Maharashtra civic polls: Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena gets 'helping hand' from MNS in Kalyan-Dombivli corporation
In a significant post-poll development in the Kalyan–Dombivli Municipal Corporation, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has extended support to the Shiv Sena despite the two being rival political factions. Former MNS MLA Pramod (Raju) Patil announced the decision on behalf of the party’s five corporators. Earlier in the day, all 53 Shiv Sena corporators visited the Konkan Divisional Commissioner’s office in Navi Mumbai to formally register the…
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