Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday released a joint manifesto ahead of BMC Election 2026. Pics/Eknath Shinde`s office

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