Taking a leaf out of the Mahayuti’s Assembly poll playbook to woo voters, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are now making similar welfare promises ahead of the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

On Friday, Thackeray cousins Aaditya and Amit outlined their plans for the civic polls at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar. According to their presentation, if the Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance is voted to power, it will roll out a slew of incentives, including property tax exemption for flats up to 700 square feet, breakfast and lunch at R10, and monthly financial assistance of R1500 for domestic workers. Besides, the cousin brothers maintained that youths will be eligible for up to R1 lakh in financial assistance. They even talked about developing a mini sports centre in Mumbai and ensured affordable BEST transport fares.