By way of PTI
THANE: In a setback to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena workforce, 66 out of the 67 former celebration corporators of the Thane Municipal Company (TMC) have prolonged give a boost to to the faction led by way of Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde.
The time period of the 131-member TMC, which has been a stronghold of the Shiv Sena, ended someday again and its elections are due.
The 66 former Sena corporators, led by way of ex-mayor Naresh Mhaske, met CM Shinde at his ‘Nandanvan’ bungalow in Mumbai on Wednesday evening and prolonged give a boost to to him, a unencumber from Shinde’s place of job mentioned.
Final month, Shinde had introduced a revolt towards the Sena and majority of the celebration MLAs sided with him, which ended in the cave in of the Maha Vikas Aghadi executive within the state led by way of Uddhav Thackeray.
Shinde used to be sworn in as the manager minister on June 30 and BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis had taken oath because the deputy CM.
