Shiv Sena spokesperson & ex-Mumbai corporator Sheetal Mhatre joins Eknath Shinde camp
13 Jul 2022 15:40:57
Mumbai, July 13: In a major setback to Uddhav Thackeray camp, party spokesperson and former Mumbai corporator Sheetal Mhatre crossed over to the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction. Mhatre is the first former corporator of Shiv Sena from Mumbai who has openly announced support for Shinde.
He was sworn in as the CM on June 30 with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as the deputy CM. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MPs have urged Uddhav to mend ties with Shinde and former ally BJP, a party MP said on Tuesday.
Mhatre along with some Shiv Sena workers visited Shinde's residence and expressed her support to him.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena had appointed Mhatre as the 'sampark sanghatak' (coordinator) for the Alibaug-Pen area. The crucial elections for the Sena-controlled BMC are slated to be held in the next few months.
Shinde's rebellion last month led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.