Uddhav, Raj Thackeray to Lead Mumbai Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The protest targets the ECI’s roll revision process, which has removed more than 13 crore names and drawn support from the Congress and NCP (SP).
- On Sunday, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray led a march against the Election Commission, proceeding from Richardson & Cruddas in Byculla to the BMC headquarters at CSMT.
- The Election Commission faces criticism over its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which began in June 2025 and has struck more than 13 crore names from draft rolls across 30 states and Union Territories.
- An investigation by The Indian Express found Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times in 10 months to Commission decisions, while Maharashtra's August 31 draft left out 2.07 crore electors.
- Uddhav feels the Election Commission let the Shiv Sena down during the split, fueling his determination to protest, as the Congress and other Opposition parties characterize the Commission's actions as alleged "vote theft."
- With Lok Sabha and Assembly elections not due until 2029, this agitation allows the Maha Vikas Aghadi to consolidate and present a unified front, with participating parties urging supporters to carry only the tricolour.
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Raj, Uddhav Thackeray lead morcha in Mumbai against CEC
State leaders of Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) also participated in the morcha, which began from the Metro Cinema and will traverse the short distance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters in south Mumbai
Uddhav, Raj Thackeray hit Mumbai streets for mega protest against Gyanesh Kumar
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Uddhav, Raj Thackeray to lead Mumbai protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will lead a joint protest march in Mumbai on Sunday against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, with the parties alleging irregularities in the electoral process and demanding his resignation.
Why the Thackerays are marching without party flags against Gyanesh Kumar’s ECI in Mumbai
Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's joint march carries only the tricolour, borrowing from the Cockroach Janta Party's playbook. For Uddhav, the fight with the Election Commission goes back to losing his party's name and symbol.
The opposition has organized a major protest in Mumbai against the functioning of the Election Commission of Maharashtra and alleged irregularities in the voter list. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's Raj Thackeray are leading the march.
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