Mirzapur Season 3 Ending Explained: Why did Kaleen Bhaiya kill [SPOILER] in the climax episode?

Warning: Spoilers for Mirzapur Season 3

Mirzapur Season 3 saw a slew of unexpected twists and shocking deaths, in line with the earlier seasons. One of the most shocking deaths was in the final episode when the dons aka bahubalis held a meeting to decide the successor to the throne of Mirzapur.

In Season 3, Kaleen Bhaiya aka Akhandanand Tripathi returns from the dead after being saved by nephew Sharad Shukla. He recovered in a makeshift hospital in Siwan and later moved to Sharad's home in Jaunpur. Tripathi eventually tells Sharad that he has given up the throne of Mirzapur and will back his nephew's claim to the throne of Mirzapur, just as Sharad had planned all along.

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Chief Minister Madhuri Yadav who was getting closer to Sharad learns that he had killed her father. She is enraged that Sharad kept it a secret and used her to crush his rivals. She asks him not to hide any truth from her, giving him a chance to admit to the murder of her father. But Sharad does not acknowledge this and instead reveals that her father-in-law Tripathi is still alive and he did not tell her this as it was too late.

Madhuri asks Sharad to set up a meeting with her father-in-law. Tripathi tells her that he will allow Sharad to take the throne but Madhuri asks him to wait. He is dumbfounded as the CM leaves.

Later, a meeting of the bahubalis in Purvanchal are called and mediated by UP West's mediator Munnawar. With Guddu rotting in prison, Sharad has staked the claim to the throne. However, Munnawar says Purvanchal is weak and it needs Paschim's support and hence all decisions will go through him.

As the dons object to his stance, Tripathi enters the hall, surprising everyone as they thought he was dead. He announces Sharad as the only candidate to the throne and says he will be the last king of Mirzapur. As everyone tries to gauge what he meant, he shoots Sharad. He shoots Munnawar too as the police rush in, killing all the gangsters and dons in the hall. Sharad who is not dead yet crawls as he tries to reach the throne. Tripathi stop the police from shooting him and allows him to sit on the throne, where he eventually dies.

This scene reveals what Madhuri told Tripathi during their meeting earlier. Obviously, she wanted to avenge her father and made Tripathi kill Sharad.

In the next scene, we see Madhuri and her aide helping Beena and her son reunite with her husband Tripathi. Beena who had been relieved that she is done with the Tripathis is shocked. In the post-credits scene, we see Beena's housemaid meeting Tripathi's former guard Maqbool. In the next season, we can expect Beena to eliminate her husband with Maqbool's help and take the throne of Mirzapur for herself. Or will Tripathi learn the truth and kill her first?

Another twist in the final episode is Guddu's escape from the prison. Golu joins hands with J.P. Yadav to get Guddu out of jail and promises to reinstate him as CM by ousting Madhuri. Before the end credits, we seen Guddu walking towards a boat from where Golu emerges. They hug and kiss passionately, hinting at a romance angle in the upcoming season. From the looks of it, the duo is headed to Nepal, where their drug suppliers are based.

We can expect a Tripathi vs Guddu and Golu in Mirzapur Season 4. Or will there be any new players coming in to add more drama? We have to wait and watch.