Ahead of the crucial civic polls in the State, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, in party re-building mode, began a registration drive for fresh recruits in Pune on Thursday.
Mr. Thackeray, who has inched closer to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in recent times short of openly allying with the saffron party, appealed to youth to join the MNS in great numbers.
“Till now, recruitment drives had been done in Mumbai. As per the rules of the Election Commission, a political party is to carry out recruitment drives every three-four years. Hence, this exercise in registrations of new members,” said Mr. Thackeray.