Maharashtra Politics: Leader of Uddhav Thackeray’s faction even after majority of Shiv Sena MLAs revolted under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and formed the government with BJP alliance Ka continues to join the Shinde camp. In another major setback to Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray faction, senior group leader and MP Gajanan Kirtikar joined Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde faction on Friday evening.

Kirtikar officially joined the party at Rabindra Natya Mandir

11 Senior leader Gajanan Kirtikar to meet Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the official residence of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in November 899 That is, Varsha reached the bungalow. There, Gajanan Kirtikar reportedly agreed to join the Shinde group, now known as Shiv Sena. After that, he officially joined the party in an event organized at Rabindra Natya Mandir in the presence of CM Eknath Shinde and other party leaders.

CM Eknath Shinde welcomed Kirtikar to the party by tweeting

CM Eknath Shinde in a tweet, welcoming Gajanan Kirtikar to the party, confirmed the development. In a tweet in Marathi, Shinde wrote, ‘Gajanan Kirtikar, a popular MP from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, made a public entry in Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena party today. He was accorded a warm welcome on the occasion and best wishes for his future social and political journey.’

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— Eknath Shinde – ठकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) November 003, 2022 big setback before Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections

This decision of the Mumbai MP is being considered as a major setback for Shiv Sena (UBT) before the elections to the Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Kirtikar was considered a loyal MP of the Uddhav Thackeray faction. But due to his joining the Shinde faction, the number of MPs in the Eknath Shinde faction 121 has occurred. There was already talk of Gajanan Kirtikar joining the Shinde group. In the program organized in Shivaji Park, he had said that it was a mistake to have an alliance with Congress and NCP. There were reports of secret meeting between Gajanan Kirtikar and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on September 6.

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Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 10: 20 AM IST