Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday called for Opposition unity in Maharashtra, urging Congress leaders, particularly its Marathi leadership, to recognise the "impending danger Mumbai is facing" and work together to defeat the BJP in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, reported the PTI.

Sanjay Raut’s comments followed recent remarks by Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap, who said the party would contest the civic polls independently, ruling out any alliance with either Shiv Sena (UBT) or the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).