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Shoumojit Banerjee

Exodus continues from Uddhav camp; MLC and spokesperson Manisha Kayande joins Shinde’s Sena faction

Manisha Kayande MLC Balasaheb Thackeray Eknath Shinde Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena the Shiv Sena MVA Sanjay Raut Savarkar

In a setback for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), party spokesperson and MLC (Member of the Legislative Council) Manisha Kayande joined Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, becoming the second MLC from the Thackeray group to defect to the ruling camp since Mr. Shinde’s intra-party revolt in June last year.

Ms. Kayande, who began her political career with the BJP, joined the Shinde camp in the Chief Minister’s presence late on Sunday night, hours before the Shiv Sena’s 57th ‘Foundation Day’ on Monday.   

“The majority of the Shiv Sena is with Eknath Shinde. So, I have not changed my party but merely joined the ‘real’ Shiv Sena which is preserving Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideals. This [Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis] government is completing a year. I have joined Shinde ji after witnessing the rapid pace of development in the State under his leadership,” said Ms. Kayande, speaking on Monday.

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