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BMC Election Results: The Case Of Thackeray Brothers' Collapse And 5 Questions
BMC Election Results 2026: The Case Of The Thackeray Brothers' Collapse And 5 Questions That Are Left Hanging
BMC Election Results: For the first time in 25 years, the Thackeray fortress in the BMC has crumbled. Despite a high-profile reunion between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, the BJP-led Mahayuti has secured a historic majority.
BMC Election Results: For the first time in the history of the metropolis, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to appoint their very own mayor in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Asia's richest municipal body. The Mahayuti Alliance has won a historic victory by hoisting the saffron flag in 25 of the 28 municipal corporations in the state of Maharashtra, leaving the Thackeray legacy in a state of crisis like never before.
The future of the Thackeray family in politics now depends on the survival chances of the 25-year-old Sena fort in BMC, which is crumbling away.
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In a last-ditch effort to salvage their political lives, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray ended their 20-year-long rivalry and decided to contest the BMC polls together. However, the people of Mumbai have soundly rejected this alliance. While the 25-year rule of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) has come to an end, Raj Thackeray's MNS failed to even breach the double-digit mark.
A number of considerations went into making the "Durgati" (Pathetic State) situation in the Thackeray.
Alienation of the Non-Marathi Vote: This was achieved by concentrating on "Hardcore Marathi Politics" and the assurance to the people that the mayor himself and the corporation officials would be Maharashtrians only.
The 'North Indian' Backlash: Resentment in the past due to violence targeting North Indians, as well as provocative stands on the Hindi language in the school curriculum in Maharashtra, came back to haunt them.
The Muslim Shift: The minority vote bank, which was once inclined towards Uddhav during the MVA regime, has abandoned the new Thackeray-Thackeray combine altogether.
Disconnect from the ground: While the Mahayuti political machinery was in full action in the streets, the Thackeray brothers seemed to be countering more in the form of press conferences than rallies, where they did not manage to reach the common Mumbaikar.
The ensuing silence at Matoshree, following the results on Friday, has raised a question about the survival of the Thackeray legacy. Their political future has now been reduced to the following five major questions:
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BLACKPINK is all set to make their much-awaited full group comeback after what feels like ages. The four-member K-pop girl group is releasing a new album, titled DEADLINE, this month. Days after releasing the concept photos, the group treated their millions of fans around the world, known as BLINKs
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