Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday acquired one more blow after a three-term MLA Rajan Salvi, who misplaced the 2024 Meeting elections from the Rajapur constituency in Konkan area joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Sources say Salvi was sulking for a while now, particularly over being uncared for by the celebration particularly after his defeat within the 2024 Meeting elections, and resigned from the submit of Shiv Sena (UBT) deputy chief on Wednesday.
“I’m Balasaheb Thackeray’s beloved Shiv Sainik. I’ve executed the work as he had meant to this point and can carry ahead his ideology,” stated Salvi as he joined Shiv Sena within the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Business Minister Uday Samant, and Rajapur MLA Kiran Samant. Sources declare that the Shinde faction could contemplate nominating Salvi to the state Legislative Council below the Governor’s quota.
Welcoming Rajan Salvi, Shinde stated, “The tiger of Konkan has returned to his den.” He highlighted Salvi’s spectacular political profession—former Mayor of Ratnagiri, three-time MLA, and a pacesetter with deep grassroots help.
“Salvi would have gained once more if circumstances hadn’t intervened. Kiran Samant and Uday Samant had backed him for a ticket, however issues didn’t go as deliberate,” stated Shinde.
Shinde declared, “This isn’t a celebration of dynasties. Right here, a king’s son doesn’t robotically turn out to be king—management is earned by exhausting work.”
Based on sources, Salvi just lately held a marathon assembly with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and had declared that with him being a hardcore Shiv Sainik, he would stay with the celebration and never cross over.
Nevertheless, he lastly took a name to go away after accusing the previous MP and Shiv Sena-UBT chief Vinayak Raut of his defeat within the 2024 Meeting elections. Raut has rejected Salvi’s allegation. Shiv Sena (UBT) sources declare that Salvi has abandoned the celebration in a bid to get aid from the continued probe by the Anti Corruption Bureau.
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