Uddhav Thackeray vows Shiv Sena UBT comeback in Mumbai
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said the party could have its mayor in Mumbai if God is willing, a day after the BJP-Shiv Sena combine won the BMC elections. He accused the BJP of winning through betrayal
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that if God is willing, the party could have its mayor in Mumbai, remarks coming a day after the BJP-Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena combine won the civic elections in the financial capital.
A day after the BJP-Sena combine wrested the Mumbai civic body from the Thackerays in the high-stakes elections, Uddhav interacted with Sena (UBT) workers.
He said the BJP wants to mortgage Mumbai and won the polls by betrayal, adding that the Marathi manoos will never forgive this sin.
Thackeray said it is his dream to install Shiv Sena (UBT)’s mayor in Mumbai and that, if God is willing, this dream will be realised.
He said the BJP is under the impression that it has finished off Shiv Sena (UBT), but that did not happen.
“The BJP could not finish off Shiv Sena on the ground,” he said, apparently referring to the 65 seats won by Sena (UBT) in the BMC elections.
The BJP used all means but could not buy loyalty, he added.
“They have registered victory by betrayal to mortgage Mumbai. The Marathi manoos will never forgive this sin. The battle has not ended, but has just begun,” Thackeray said.
The BJP won 89 seats and ally Shiv Sena bagged 29 seats in the 227-member BMC, while Shiv Sena (UBT) managed 65 and the MNS six seats. The Congress, which fought in alliance with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), bagged 24 seats, AIMIM eight, NCP three, the Samajwadi Party two, and NCP (SP) got just one seat.