Ahead of Maharashtra polls, MNS will be part of BJP-led govt: Raj Thackeray

Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday predicted that the next state Chief Minister of the state will be from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also announced that his party would be part of the BJP-led government. 

Speaking to a private channel, Thackeray said, "I feel that the next Chief Minister of the state will be from the Bharatiya Janata Party and we will stay



together."

Raj Thackeray's statement came shortly after Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that his party would fully support his son, Amit Thackeray, for the Mahim seat in Mumbai.

For those unaware, Raj Thackeray's MNS is not part of the Mahayuti alliance, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena-led by CM Eknath Shinde, and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's NCP. However, MNS supported the ruling alliance in the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year.