Shiv Sena (UBT) & MNS tieup likely for Mumbai only & not for other civic bodies in Maharashtra, predicts Bhujbal
Shiv Sena
(UBT) and the
MNS
will join hands to contest the forthcoming
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC) polls only.
"My assessment, based on the feedback that I have been receiving, is that the pre-poll understanding between the two Thackeray cousins will be only for the civic polls in Mumbai.
It is unlikely that they will have a tie up for the civic polls in other cities like Pune, Nashik etc," Bhujbal told TOI.
"At this juncture it is too early to predict whether the coming together of the Thackeray cousins would adversely impact the Mahayuti in the BMC polls. The top brass of the three ruling alliance partners in the state are aware of the developments. They need to quickly firm up their strategy to win the civic polls in the state as was the case during the last assembly polls," stressed Bhujbal, who had been the mayor of Mumbai twice in the past.
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The senior NCP leader said CM Devendra Fadnavis and his teo deputies Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde would take the final call on whether to have a pre-poll pact for the civic polls, including BMC.
The proximity between Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Uddhav Thackeray
and MNS chief Raj Thackeray has been growing of late. Both had addressed a public rally in July and Raj recently visited Matoshree to greet Uddhav on the latter's birthday.
A section of the Mahayuti politicians are apprehensive that the pre-poll understanding between Sena (UBT) and MNS could have an impact on the ruling alliance's prospects in the forthcoming civic polls, including BMC.
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These politicians are of the view that the two Thackeray cousins could consolidate the Marathi speaking voters that spell trouble for the ruling alliance in the local body polls.
Bhujbal said, "In Nashik, the NCP would like to have an understanding with BJP and Shiv Sena both for Nashik Municipal Corporation and Nashik ZP polls. But if that is not possible then NCP would contest independently. Nashik NCP unit's initial preparations for the polls have started."
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