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The Thackeray reset: All roads lead to BJP

As Raj and Uddhav Thackeray reunite, Maharashtra political chessboard is being rearranged

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Swati Chaturvedi, Special to Gulf News
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Uddhav and Raj Thackeray want to own the nativist Marathi manoos plank, fighting for the sons of the soil of Maharashtra.
Uddhav and Raj Thackeray want to own the nativist Marathi manoos plank, fighting for the sons of the soil of Maharashtra.
IANS

As the latest expected blockbuster released on Friday does disappointing business, Mumbai is gripped by — and in thrall to — the anticipated reunion of the Thackeray cousins, almost a Deewar redux.

While the reunion may surprise Mumbai, it won’t surprise the savvy readers of SWAT Analysis, who were in the know months ago that Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin Raj Thackeray — both with diminishing brands and having flirted with every political ideology and party — saw merit in joining forces.

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