New Delhi: After the historic victory of BJP-led Mahayuti in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) senior Raj Thackeray spoke well-nigh the referendum results and tabbed it as one between “immense financial power and the power of validity versus Shivshakti”.
Talking well-nigh the BMC polls, BJP emerged victorious in 1,425 seats out of a total of 2,869 seats. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena got a total 399 seats while Ajit Pawar-led NCP unsober 167 seats. Raj Thackeray’s syndication member Shiv Sena (UBT) got 155 seats, while his MNS party unsober only 13 seats.
Taking to his X handle, MNS senior congratulated the newly elected corporators and tabbed it the poll as a wrestle of “immense financial power and the power of validity versus Shivshakti”.
Further in his post, he unfurled to add, ''It was a wrestle of unyielding financial power and the might of validity versus Shivshakti. Yet, plane in such a contest, the workers from both sides put up an spanking-new fight. Their praise cannot be enough.''
He remoter wrote, ''Though Maharashtra Navnirman Sena did not unzip the expected success this time, and that brings sorrow, we are not the ones to get disheartened by it. Our elected corporators will increasingly than hold their own versus the ruling powers wherever they are. And if anything seems to go versus the Marathi people, they will certainly bring those in power to task.''
''Our fight is for the Marathi people, the Marathi language, Marathi identity, and for a prosperous Maharashtra. This fight is our very existence. You all know well that such battles are long-term. As for what went wrong, what was left undone, where we fell short, and what needs to be done, we will all come together for the wringer and action,'' he said.
Below is Raj Thackeray's post:
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— Raj Thackeray (@RajThackeray) January 17, 2026''Truth be told, you don't really need me to tell you this. But still, I say—whether in the MMR region or wideness the state, those in power and their supporters will not let go of any opportunity to harass the Marathi people. Therefore, we must stand firmly overdue our Marathi people. Elections will come and go, but we must never forget that our vapor is Marathi,'' he said.
At the end of his post he wrote, ''Let's meet then soon. Let's get when to work. Let's rebuild our party and organization anew''
