BMC Elections 2026: Thackeray Brothers vs Mahayuti in Shivaji Park Power Show

On this news break, the focus is on the heating political battle for the BMC Elections 2026. The Thackeray brothers, Raj and Uddhav, are set to hold their first joint rally at Mumbai's iconic Shivaji Park on January 11. In a strategic counter-move, the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has organized a rally at the same venue the very next day, January 12. The reporter notes that these back-to-back events will be a 'display of strength' and an 'attack and counter attack' from both alliances as the campaign for the civic polls intensifies.