Mumbai Civic Polls: Thackeray Brothers Unite After 20 Years; BJP Backs Eknath Shinde

• Mumbai is holding its mayoral election after nine years, with voting for 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on January 15.
• Uddhav and Raj Thackeray have reunited after 20 years to contest the BMC elections together, aiming to revive the 'Thackeray era'.
• Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde is contesting 90 seats, while its ally BJP is contesting 137 out of 227 seats in the BMC.
• Ajit Pawar's NCP is contesting alone, despite BJP's demand to remove Nawab Malik over corruption allegations.
• RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat cast his vote in Nagpur, emphasizing voting as a primary civic duty for public welfare.

Why It Matters: Mumbai's BMC elections see a Thackeray brothers' reunion, BJP-Eknath alliance, and NCP going solo.