Uddhav Thackeray is the son of Bal Thackeray.Earlier, Uddhav was looking after Saamna (a daily Marathi newspaper) while being actively involved in election campaigning activities. His party won the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation election in 2002 and, thereafter, he was appointed as the party working president in January 2003. Differences between Thackeray and former Shiv Sena leader Narayan Rane culminated in the expulsion of Rane from the Shiv Sena.