Shiv Sena Leader Sachin Ahir Joins Eknath Shinde Faction, Files Council Deputy Chairman Nomination
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Maharashtra Legislative Council member Sachin Ahir, a close aide of Aaditya Thackeray and former MLA from Worli, defected to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction. Ahir filed his nomination for the deputy chairman post of the Maharashtra Legislative Council as the Mahayuti candidate, marking a significant setback for Uddhav Thackeray's camp. This follows recent defections of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs to the Shinde faction, intensifying the ongoing political struggle between the rival Shiv Sena groups in Maharashtra.