Struggling to take care of its presence in metropolis politics, the Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered a setback with 5 former occasion corporators set to hitch the BJP this week. Two of them introduced their resolution to go away the Sena UBT on Wednesday.
The Sena UBT had 10 corporators elected to the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) within the earlier five-year time period for which elections have been held in 2017. The time period expired in 2022. The civic elections have been delayed attributable to authorized points and are more likely to be held in 2025.
Of the ten former corporators, Pramod Bhangire had joined the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after the cut up within the occasion whereas the remaining former corporators stayed with Uddhav Thackeray through the Lok Sabha and Meeting elections.
A couple of days in the past, 5 former corporators Bala Oswal, Vishal Dhanwade, Sangeeta Thosar, Pallavi Jawale and Prachi Alhat met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
“I’ve made my resolution and I’m agency on it. I’ll work for the folks of town,” stated Oswal whereas declaring his resolution to stop the Sena UBT and be a part of the BJP on January 5.
Dhanwade too reached out to his supporters to declare his resolution to go away the Sena UBT and be a part of the BJP. “I’ve decided within the New Yr to hitch the BJP. It was painful to take the choice to go away the Sena UBT,” he stated.
“I had by no means thought even in my goals to stop the Sena UBT. I’m pained by leaving the occasion which I cherished and labored to strengthen. The occasion gave me love and recognition as a politician however there are numerous causes for leaving it. I’ve respect for the occasion, Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray. I don’t have any grievances towards them however the occasion is directionless in Pune, which could be very disturbing.”
Former Sena UBT corporator Avinash Salve had stop the occasion and joined the Congress forward of the Meeting elections. Former legislator Mahadeo Babar too stop the Sena UBT after being denied ticket to contest the Meeting elections. However, former metropolis MNS chief Vasant Extra had joined the Sena UBT forward of the Meeting elections.
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