Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar’s Surprise Visit to Raj Thackeray Creates Buzz

Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar’s meeting with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray at Thackeray’s residence has ignited speculation of a potential alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

The closed-door hour-long meeting fueled discussions about a tie-up between BJP and MNS within the ruling Mahayuti alliance.

While MNS spokesperson Sandeep Deshpande downplayed the meeting as a regular occurrence between friends, political circles suggest Shelar may have conveyed a message from the BJP high command. Despite cordial relations with key figures, Thackeray remains a fence-sitter on election tie-ups, leaving the political landscape in Maharashtra uncertain.