The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its alliance with Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) on Monday.
Sharing the stage with Prakash Ambedkar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that we have joined hands with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) to keep the democracy of this country alive.
"We have come together with the idea of *country first* and in a bid to keep democracy alive," Uddhav Thackeray said.
Thackeray said, "Today is January 23, the birth anniversary of Balasaheb Thackeray. I am satisfied and happy that several people of Maharashtra wanted us to come together. Prakash Ambedkar and I are here today to form an alliance."
