Thane: In a major political development in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation area, several prominent leaders from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) joined the Shiv Sena today.
Former MNS corporator Rajan Marathe, his wife Jyoti Rajan Marathe, and former NCP (Sharad Pawar group) corporator Babaji Patil formally entered the party along with a large group of office bearers. MNS Deputy City President Kishore Koshi, MNS Student Sena leader Suraj Marathe, Ravindra Bobde, Sanjay Tawde, Ketan Khanvilkar, Sudhir Thorat, and many others also embraced Shiv Sena.
The induction ceremony was attended by Kalyan MP Dr. Shrikant Shinde, MLA Rajesh More, and Kalyan District Head Rajesh Kadam, who welcomed the leaders into the party fold. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde extended his best wishes to the new members for their social and political journey.
