Sanjay Raut slams BJP’s Annamalai for saying Mumbai is not Maharashtra city
Sanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, demanded the arrest of K. Annamalai, a BJP leader, for his statement that "Bombay is not a Maharashtra city." Raut criticized the comment as disrespectful to Maharashtra's capital and called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to clarify the BJP's stance. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, a BJP minister, defended the statement, saying it could be misunderstood. The Shinde-led Shiv Sena distanced itself from the remarks, stating that Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra and should remain so.
18 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Eknath Shinde declared Mumbai will have a Mahayuti Mayor following the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance's narrow victory in the recent civic polls.
19 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Two newly elected VBA corporators have pledged their support to the Shiv Sena, strengthening the Shiv Sena's position within the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation.
— The Hindu
Why Shiv Sena corporators shifted to hotel; who's afraid of whom? asks Shiv Sena (UBT) Raut
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