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**Shiv Sena (UBT) Floats Possible Alliance with MNS, Accuses BJP of Sabotage**
**Mumbai, India – June 20, 2025 (The Hindu)** – Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), has reiterated the possibility of forming an alliance with his cousin Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Speaking at the Shanmukhananda Sabha Hall on the eve of the Shiv Sena’s 59th foundation day, Thackeray alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are actively working to prevent such an alliance.
“Whether an alliance will happen or not, soon everyone will come to know. I will do what is in the heart of Maharashtra’s people,” Thackeray stated, emphasizing that he believes the current ruling parties are attempting to prevent Marathi people from uniting.
Thackeray also criticized the BJP and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, accusing them of referring to the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance as the “Indian Mujahideen.”
In response, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, leader of the rival Shiv Sena faction, labeled Uddhav Thackeray a “betrayer,” accusing him of being desperate for power and “changing colours like a chameleon.” The political sparring highlights the continued tensions within Maharashtra’s political landscape.
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