Mumbai, Jan. 2 -- Ahead of the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray made a slew of promises, including building houses for residents on BMC lands and starting new medical colleges.

Polling for 29 municipal corporation elections across the state, including Mumbai, Pune, and Pimpri-Chinchwad, will be held on January 15, with vote counting scheduled for January 16.

Aditya Thackeray and Amit Thackeray on Friday interacted with their alliance candidates at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said if elected, the alliance will start junior colleges in municipal schools, Marathi language will be compu...