Updated On: 12 January, 2026 01:52 AM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The Thackeray cousins -- Uddhav and Raj Thackeray on Sunday evening jointly shared a stage at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai first time in over 20 years. Pics/Rane Ashish

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This is the first occasion in over 20 years that cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray were addressing the public together
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The Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS had earlier announced that the two parties will hold a joint rally on Sunday

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Huge crowds were seen attending the event and to listen to the Thackeray cousins address ahead of the BMC polls scheduled for January 15
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Extensive arrangements were made by the Mumbai Police which, in a traffic notification on Saturday, said that large crowds were expected to attend the Shiv Sena-MNS joint rally

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The rally was part of the Shiv Sena, MNS and NCP (SP) alliance campaign for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026
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At the rally, Uddhav alleged that the BJP`s Hindutva and nationalism were fake

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The two leaders along with their sons Amit Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray, and senior party leaders addressed a huge rally on Sunday evening
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Speaking at a joint election rally named ‘Shivshakti’ ahead of the BMC polls, Uddhav Thackeray said that the coming together of the Thackeray cousins was driven by concern for the state and its capital