Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday released a joint manifesto ahead of BMC Election 2026. Pics/Eknath Shinde`s office

Preparations underway at Shivaji Park in Mumbai ahead of the “Shiv Shakti” alliance rally of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026. The joint rally, which will take place on Sunday, will see cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray sharing the stage. PICS/ASHISH RAJE