Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray returned to Shiv Sena Bhavan after 20 years to jointly release a manifesto with Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) for the upcoming Mumbai civic polls. The alliance's manifesto, 'Vachan Nama,' promises welfare schemes, affordable housing, and subsidized meals, aiming to counter the ruling alliance. This marks a significant political development, reuniting the Thackeray cousins after a long-standing rift that began in 2005 when Raj Thackeray left Shiv Sena to form MNS.