Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray arrived in New Delhi on Monday, March 18, to hold discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, signaling a potential alliance between MNS and the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections set to commence on April 19.

As the political landscape in Maharashtra braces for the conclusion of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra in Mumbai, the looming question of whether Uddhav Thackeray, the Shiv Sena chief and a key figure in the opposition INDIA bloc, will share a stage with the Congress leader has sparked controversy.