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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Uddhav addresses media, says BJP wants to ‘mortgage’ Mumbai

IN PHOTOS: Uddhav addresses media, says BJP wants to ‘mortgage’ Mumbai

Updated On: 17 January, 2026 06:01 PM IST | Divya Nair

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media a day after the BMC 2026 results, accusing the BJP of “mortgaging” Mumbai and vowing that his party will continue the political fight, saying it remains his dream to install a Shiv Sena (UBT) mayor in the city. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media a day after the BMC 2026 results, accusing the BJP of “mortgaging” Mumbai and vowing that his party will continue the political fight, saying it remains his dream to install a Shiv Sena (UBT) mayor in the city. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media a day after the BMC 2026 results, accusing the BJP of “mortgaging” Mumbai and vowing that his party will continue the political fight, saying it remains his dream to install a Shiv Sena (UBT) mayor in the city. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
<p>Despite the poll verdict not being in his alliance`s favour, Thackeray that if God is willing, his party will install its mayor in Mumbai</p>

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Despite the poll verdict not being in his alliance`s favour, Thackeray that if God is willing, his party will install its mayor in Mumbai

<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance wrested control of the Mumbai civic body from the Thackeray and his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj in the high-stakes polls</p>

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance wrested control of the Mumbai civic body from the Thackeray and his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj in the high-stakes polls

<p>He alleged that the BJP wants to mortgage Mumbai and accused the party of winning the elections through betrayal, asserting that the Marathi manoos would never forgive this &ldquo;sin&rdquo;</p>

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He alleged that the BJP wants to mortgage Mumbai and accused the party of winning the elections through betrayal, asserting that the Marathi manoos would never forgive this “sin”

<p>The former Maharashtra Chief Minister said&nbsp;the BJP was under the impression that it had finished off Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), but that had not happened. &ldquo;The BJP couldn&rsquo;t finish off Shiv Sena on the ground,&rdquo; Thackeray said, apparently referring to the 65 seats won by Sena (UBT) in the won the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026</p>

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The former Maharashtra Chief Minister said the BJP was under the impression that it had finished off Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), but that had not happened. “The BJP couldn’t finish off Shiv Sena on the ground,” Thackeray said, apparently referring to the 65 seats won by Sena (UBT) in the won the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026

<p>He claimed that while the BJP used all possible means, it failed to buy loyalty. &ldquo;They (BJP) have registered victory by betrayal for mortgaging Mumbai. Marathi manoos will never forgive this sin. The battle has not ended; it has just begun,&rdquo; Thackeray said</p>

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He claimed that while the BJP used all possible means, it failed to buy loyalty. “They (BJP) have registered victory by betrayal for mortgaging Mumbai. Marathi manoos will never forgive this sin. The battle has not ended; it has just begun,” Thackeray said

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