Thackeray Alliance Announced, MNS District President Jumps to Shinde Shiv Sena

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News18•24-12-2025, 18:01
Thackeray Alliance Announced, MNS District President Jumps to Shinde Shiv Sena
- •Uddhav Thackeray and MNS President Raj Thackeray announced an alliance on Marathi issues for upcoming municipal elections.
- •Hours after the alliance, MNS Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District President Sumit Khambekar joined Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
- •Khambekar's defection occurred in Mumbai in the presence of Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, along with other Marathwada district presidents.
- •This move is considered a setback for MNS just before the crucial municipal corporation elections.
- •The Thackeray faction celebrated the alliance in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, anticipating its impact on local elections.
Why It Matters: Thackeray brothers' alliance is overshadowed by a key MNS leader's defection to Shinde's Shiv Sena.
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