CM Eknath Shinde expels Yuva Sena secretary Varun Sardesai; appoints new leader
A youth Sena leader from the Uddhav camp claimed that more than 50 office bearers of Yuva Sena would be jumping ship
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Mumbai, July 19: In a fresh jolt to Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expelled Yuva Sena Secretary Varun Sardesai and appointed a leader from his own faction to the post. Sardesai is the cousin of former cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray.
Meanwhile, a division in Shiv Sena's parliamentary party has become inevitable with several MPs writing a petition to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to recognize them as a separate group.
A Shiv Sena Lok Sabha member claimed that at least 12 of the 18 Shiv Sena members will meet Birla to submit a formal letter to recognise it as a separate group.
The move to replace him as head of Shiv Sena's youth wing comes amidst a major revamp in party by CM Shinde. On Monday, the rebel leader dismissed Sena's National Executive Committee and constituted his own, by appointing Ramdas Kadam and Anandrao Adsul as its leaders.
Last week, a youth Sena leader from the Uddhav camp, Vikas Gogawale joined the Eknath Shinde faction. Vikas was seen at the CM's residence on July 13, where he formally extended support to the Shinde camp on occasion of Guru Purnima.
He also claimed that more than 50 office bearers of Yuva Sena would be jumping ship. Vikas is the son of Bharat Gogawale - the chief whip from the Shinde faction.
A Shiv Sena Lok Sabha member claimed that at least 12 of the 18 Shiv Sena members will meet Birla to submit a formal letter to recognise it as a separate group.
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