Yet, sources said that on Monday, which was the last day of filing applications for the local civic body elections, MNS chief Raj Thackeray decided to spring a surprise and withdraw from the Nashik Municipal Council elections and not field any official candidates.
The move is said to have the blessings of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Congress leader Vijay Vadettiwar attacked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for their "anti-farmer policies".
Expelled Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena leader from the Nashik district, Sudhakar Badgujar, joined the BJP on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of Maharashtra state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis criticised the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena for not participating in the all-party meeting called by the Central government in New Delhi to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack that took place on April 22.
Targetting the Centre, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked 'why does the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) need a 38-party National Democratic Alliance’ since it has the ED, I-T and CBI.
The Delhi High Court issued summons to Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray in a defamation suit.
A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, said there will be no stay on proceedings before the EC to decide intra-party dispute in Shiv Sena between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde faction, on which one is the original party and also on getting the party symbol.
Thackeray, hitting upon the BJP, said, “If Amit Shah had kept his word to me, Maharashtra would have a BJP Chief Minister by now.”
Uddhav Thackeray who tested positive for COVID on Wednesday joined the meeting via video conferencing. State cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh said only the cabinet agenda was discussed in the meeting and not the current political scenario.
