Despite calls from within Shiv Sena (UBT) to contest local body polls independently, MP Sanjay Raut affirmed the party's commitment to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). While acknowledging post-election introspection within the alliance,

After the Maha Vikas Aghadi suffered a humiliating defeat in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that karyakartas of the party felt the pary should have fought independently in the assembly polls but added the caveat that the UBT Sena was not going to leave the MVA"Not leaving MVA.

The three MVA parties—Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP)—have been holding separate meetings to examine the election results that came as a rude shock to the bloc which was aiming a strong comeback to power in the politically crucial state.

Elections to the Pune Municipal Corporation were last held in 2017. With the new government set to be sworn in soon, the long-delayed civic elections are likely to be held in the next few months.

After a disappointing performance in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, cracks are appearing in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) is facing internal pressure to either exit the coalition or redefine its political strategy moving forward.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) cadre, completely overshadowed by Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, is now questioning the "effectiveness" of the Aghadi.

Mumbai: After the Maharashtra poll debacle, cracks have reportedly erupted in the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Now sources told Times Now that Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) is likely to quit the MVA.