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Setback to Shiv Sena (UBT) as former Mumbai mayor Shubha Raul joins BJP

Updated On: 04 January, 2026 10:35 PM IST | Divya Nair

In a setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the Mumbai civic body elections, former Mayor Shubha Raul on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis at a rally in Kandivali, after resigning from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party. Her resignation on the same day Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray announced their alliance`s manifesto is considered a setback for the Thackeray camp. PHOTOS/SATEJ SHINDE

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In a setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the Mumbai civic body elections, former Mayor Shubha Raul on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis at a rally in Kandivali, after resigning from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party. Her resignation on the same day Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray announced their alliance`s manifesto is considered a setback for the Thackeray camp. PHOTOS/SATEJ SHINDE

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In a setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the Mumbai civic body elections, former Mayor Shubha Raul on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis at a rally in Kandivali, after resigning from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party. Her resignation on the same day Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray announced their alliance`s manifesto is considered a setback for the Thackeray camp. PHOTOS/SATEJ SHINDE
<p>Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be held on January 15, along with 28 other civic bodies, in Maharashtra</p>

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Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be held on January 15, along with 28 other civic bodies, in Maharashtra

<p>Raul was Mumbai`s Mayor from 2007-2009. She had earlier met Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar after resigning from Shiv Sena (UBT)</p>

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Raul was Mumbai`s Mayor from 2007-2009. She had earlier met Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar after resigning from Shiv Sena (UBT)

<p>BJP leaders Pravin Darekar, Gopal Shetty were among the leaders who attended the rally on Sunday&nbsp;</p>

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BJP leaders Pravin Darekar, Gopal Shetty were among the leaders who attended the rally on Sunday 

<p>Speaking at the rally, Fadnavis said Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin and MNS head Raj Thackeray have come together ahead of the Mumbai municipal corporation elections as they fear the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state, led by BJP</p>

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Speaking at the rally, Fadnavis said Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin and MNS head Raj Thackeray have come together ahead of the Mumbai municipal corporation elections as they fear the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state, led by BJP

<p>"This is not a preeti sangam, but a bheeti sangam (the cousins have come together not out of love but out of fear)," Fadnavis said, addressing a campaign rally in north Mumbai on Sunday night</p>

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"This is not a preeti sangam, but a bheeti sangam (the cousins have come together not out of love but out of fear)," Fadnavis said, addressing a campaign rally in north Mumbai on Sunday night

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