Archive · 7 Aug 2025
Maharashtra Parties Join: Thackeray Cousins to Contest BEST Elections
Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena and Raj Thackeray's MNS are joining forces for upcoming elections.
They're starting with the BEST Patpedhi elections, using a shared group of candidates called the 'Utkarsh Panel'.
This team-up aims to help Marathi people and go against certain financial moves related to BEST.
This move may lead to more collaboration in future elections.
Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS have formed an alliance.
The parties will jointly contest the BEST Patpedhi elections.
Their combined candidates will form an 'Utkarsh Panel'.
The alliance is seen as strengthening ties between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray.
The alliance aims to oppose financial concessions to BEST initiatives.
- Who
- Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS, Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray, Ashish Sharma, Ashwini Joshi, Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, SVR Shrinivas.
- What
- Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS are forming an alliance.
- When
- August 18 (for BEST Patpedhi elections)
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Why
- To contest local body elections and oppose financial concessions.
- Parties in Alliance
- Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS
- Election
- BEST Patpedhi
- Combined Candidates
- Utkarsh Panel
- Initial Appointee
- Ashwini Joshi
- Appointee
- Ashish Sharma
Sources
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