Amid raging speculation of an imminent exodus of Shiv Sena MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s rebel Sena camp, Sena MP from Kolhapur district Sanjay Mandlik on Sunday strongly hinted at joining Mr. Shinde’s faction soon.
A meeting of Mr. Mandlik’s supporters, led by his son Rohit Mandlik, was held in Kolhapur on Sunday wherein they urged the MP to join hands with the Shinde camp.
According to sources, the MP’s supporters said that Mr. Mandlik ought to join forces with Chief Minister Shinde and the new Sena (Shinde camp)- BJP government considering the smooth allocation of development funds for the district as well as the strategic imperative of the 2024 general election.