Updated On: 19 March, 2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Raj meets BJP top brass in Delhi, sparking speculations of pre-poll pact; MNS eyes Mumbai South among contested seats

MNS chief Raj Thackeray. Pic/X
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is most likely to join hands with the BJP-led pre-poll alliance for the Lok Sabha elections. Raj Thackeray left for New Delhi on Monday evening, purportedly to meet the BJP high command.
In the national capital, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule had reached the party headquarters for a meeting with the core committee of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the party`s national president JP Nadda. Sources said Thackeray had visited Delhi earlier, too. In Mumbai, the MNS chief was visited recently by senior BJP leaders. MNS could be given a couple of seats to contest, including Mumbai South. MNS leader Avinash Jadhav told a news channel that in addition to Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Thane would also be discussed.