The first meeting of the 21-member committee formed to oversee preparations for the upcoming BMC elections will be chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai on Thursday, November 13.

The meeting comes at a politically sensitive time, as talks of a possible reunion between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray have begun circulating in political circles — a development that could consolidate Marathi-speaking votes and pose a challenge to the Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the civic polls.