Thackeray said that he won't let Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah's plans turn Mumbai into an "Adani city".
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed doubts about the stability of the NDA government, suggesting it may not remain in power. This statement came after she met with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai.
The meeting between Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has come after BJP's poor show in Lok Sabha elections in the state.
During the press conference, Pawar said that there is a need for a change in the state and it is the moral responsibility of the opposition coalition to discharge it. He also said that apart from the three main parties, there are small parties in MVA, whose interests will be protected.
The MVA, an alliance of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress, was in power in the state from November 2019. However, it collapsed in June 2022 after the Shiv Sena split following a rebellion led by Eknath Shinde.
On the first day of the Maharashtra Assembly's monsoon session, Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray met unexpectedly and exchanged words in a lift. Despite past tensions, the leaders engaged in friendly conversation.
Shiv Sena foundation day: On the BJP's performance in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections, Thackeray said the national party was trying to hide its failure by spreading news that the Shiv Sena-UBT will join the ruling National Democratic Alliance.
Uddhav Thackeray, who was also present at the press conference, said that the MVA's victory in the Lok Sabha polls is just a beginning and not the end.
The Shiv Sena UBT contested the recently-concluded Lok Sabha Elections in alliance with the Congress and NCP SP. However, Thackeray-led party's strike rate was the lowest among the MVA allies in the elections.
Raj Thackeray held a meeting of the MNS leaders in Mumbai and asked them to be ready to contest 225-250 seats in Assembly elections in the state later this year.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) won nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the just concluded elections, the same as the BJP, while its rival faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde bagged seven.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: The states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal posed significant challenges for the BJP, where it was anticipated to gain more seats.
The Shiv Sena, the oldest ally of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), parted ways with the saffron party after the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election results.
Maharashtra voted in the first five phases during the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The key contest in this state is between Mahayuthi alliance led by NDA and opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi.
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: Maharashtra went for polls in the first phases of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections till May 20, and its results will be declared on June 4. The BJP-led NDA is slightly ahead of the MVA coalition due to a strong fight by Uddhav's Sena.
Meghana Kirtikar, wife of sitting Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar, publicly expressed her disapproval of her husband's decision to join Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray accused the BJP of plotting to ban the RSS if it wins a third term. Citing BJP President J.P. Nadda's comments on the RSS, Thackeray warned that the BJP would turn against its ideological parent.
Attacking the BJP, Aaditya Thackeray said that he believes it's the only organisation that was doing politics during the Covid time also, planning on how to break a party when the CM was in hospital. But the problem I have is not that they broke Shiv Sena or NCP, but what the state gained from this.
Aaditya Thackeray Exclusive: Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray has expressed his views in an interview on India TV. Thackeray said that PM Modi does not talk about the issue. Thackeray said that 20 people have left the real Shiv Sena. Watch the full interview
The verbal assault by Piyush Goyal underscores the deteriorating relationship between the former allies, BJP and Shiv Sena, who parted ways after the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections over differences in power-sharing arrangements.
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