Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Thursday claimed that MNS chief Raj Thackeray had already accepted his party's defeat in the BMC elections 2026 and was blaming the State Election Commission for passing the buck, reported news agency PTI.

Thackeray cousins raise objections over PADU use

Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray have raised objections over the use of Printing Auxiliary Display Units (PADU) during the civic elections underway on Thursday.