ADVERTISEMENTThings have changed since the party split in 2022 and the Sena-led by Uddhav Thackeray has been on a downward slide. After the recently concluded Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election, Uddhav Thackeray does not get to be the king, nor the kingmaker. “Narendra Modi wants a BJP mayor, but he has not explained how,” said Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP and editor of the Sena’s newspaper, Saamna. Since 1971 onwards Shiv Sena has had 23 mayors in the richest civic body in the country. Raut has claimed some of the corporators are in touch with Uddhav Thackeray to avoid BJP bagging the mayor’s seat.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2026 15:11 UTC