29-04-2025
Ex-Mumbai Mayor, once arrested for abusing Eknath Shinde, joins ruling Shiv Sena
Former Mumbai mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Datta Dalvi joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena more than a year after he was arrested for using abusive language against 2023, Dalvi was arrested by Mumbai police for using "abusive language" against Shinde. He was later released on incidentally, hails from Vikhroli, which is represented in the Maharashtra assembly by Sunil Raut, brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay
Apart from Dalvi, several Sena (UBT) functionaries from Mumbai, including from frontal organisations, joined the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the development coming ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said 40-50 former corporators of Sena (UBT) have returned to "original Shiv Sena". The Deputy Chief Minister said so far 70 former corporators from Mumbai have joined the Shiv who is also the chief leader of Shiv Sena, said the next target is to secure local bodies in the from Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) from Jalgaon too joined the Sena.
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