Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday held a meeting with the party's functionaries of civic bodies in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) other than the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, reported news agency PTI.

The objective was to review the party's preparations ahead of the coming local body elections, said a party leader, reported PTI.

MMR consists of satellite cities like Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi, Ambernath, Badlapur, Navi Mumbai, Mira Bhayander and Vasai-Virar.