LIVE BLOG26 Jul 2026 | 07:45:59 AM ISTFile photoSynopsisBreaking News Live Updates: Preparations began in Mumbai on Sunday for the joint Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS victory rally after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its nationwide agitation following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. The march, originally planned as a solidarity protest, will proceed as a celebration of what opposition leaders called a victory for students.Breaking News Live Updates: Preparations were underway in Mumbai on Sunday morning for the joint Shiv Sena (UBT)-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) victory rally after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its nationwide agitation following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy.Early morning visuals showed workers making arrangements for the march, which is scheduled to begin at Shivaji Park and culminate at Siddhivinayak Temple.The rally was originally announced by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray as a show of solidarity with students protesting alleged examination irregularities and police action against demonstrators. The two leaders had appealed for participants to carry only the national flag and avoid displaying party banners, projecting the event as a citizens' march rather than a political mobilisation.After Pradhan stepped down on Saturday, CJP announced that it was calling off its agitation, saying one of its key demands had been met. Despite the development, the Thackeray cousins confirmed that the Mumbai march would go ahead, describing it as a "victory rally" celebrating what they termed the triumph of students' democratic movement and public pressure. Uddhav Thackeray also said those responsible for alleged police excesses against protesters should be held accountable and cases against students withdrawn. Show more Show less1 New UpdateMumbai gears up for Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS 'victory rally' after CJP calls off agitationPreparations were underway in Mumbai on Sunday morning for the joint Shiv Sena (UBT)-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) victory rally after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its nationwide agitation following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy.Early morning visuals showed workers making arrangements for the march, which is scheduled to begin at Shivaji Park and culminate at Siddhivinayak Temple.The rally was originally announced by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray as a show of solidarity with students protesting alleged examination irregularities and police action against demonstrators. The two leaders had appealed for participants to carry only the national flag and avoid displaying party banners, projecting the event as a citizens' march rather than a political mobilisation.After Pradhan stepped down on Saturday, CJP announced that it was calling off its agitation, saying one of its key demands had been met. Despite the development, the Thackeray cousins confirmed that the Mumbai march would go ahead, describing it as a "victory rally" celebrating what they termed the triumph of students' democratic movement and public pressure. Uddhav Thackeray also said those responsible for alleged police excesses against protesters should be held accountable and cases against students withdrawn.