Mumbai News Live Updates: Maha Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari expresses desire to step down from post – The Indian Express

Meanwhile, ending days of suspense, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar addressed a joint press conference on Monday to announce an alliance. Speaking on the occasion, Uddhav said: “Nation first. We have come together to safeguard the national interests and address the concerns of people at the grassroots.” Prakash Ambedkar, meanwhile, said, “We are here to save the Constitution and democracy.”

The 97th birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray will be marked by the two factions of the Shiv Sena separately on Monday. While Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction will unveil Bal Thackeray’s portrait in the central hall of the state legislature in South Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray will pay tribute to his father at Bal Thackeray’s lifesize statue installed at Regal Circle in Colaba. Though Uddhav was invited by the state government for the unveiling of Bal Thackeray’s oil portrait, he has chosen to skip the function. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday remembered the Shiv Sena founder on the occasion of his 97th birth anniversary. Incidentally, Monday is also the day when Uddhav’s term as Shiv Sena party president ends. He has not been re-elected yet owing to the ongoing battle of who controls the Shiv Sena before the Election Commission.