Raj Thackeray's MNS announces 'unconditional' support to BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP alliance in Maharashtra ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday announced unconditional support to ruling 'Mahayuti' alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra in Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking at his party's Gudi Padwa rally here, he also declared support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said the upcoming Lok Sabha elections would decide the "future of the country."

Thackeray also asked his party workers to start preparing for the state assembly elections which are due later this year. Notably, the MNS has not fielded any candidate for the Lok Sabha elections yet.