Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam, speaking on the occasion of Dussehra, said that the party’s annual Dussehra rally in Mumbai would set the electoral agenda for the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra, which are expected to be held in phases after Diwali.

“Local body elections are going to be held across Maharashtra. The agenda for this election will be set in today’s (Thursday’s) Dussehra rally. Mahayuti will achieve tremendous success in all these elections,” Nirupam told ANI on Thursday.

Targeting the rival Shiv Sena (UBT), Nirupam added, “Just mud will fly in Shivaji Park. Where mud flies, ideas cannot come. Where mud flies, there will only be politics of horse-trading.”

The Shiv Sena’s Dussehra Melava has been one of the most significant annual political events in the state

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