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In a jolt to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) up of the Mumbai civic assemblage polls, erstwhile MLA and loyalist Dagdu Sakpal joined the Eknath Shinde-headed Shiv Sena connected Sunday (January 11, 2026).
Mr. Sakpal had served arsenic an MLA aggregate times from Mumbai's Lalbaug-Parel-Sewree belt, the stronghold of the Thackerays for much than 5 decades.
His joining of Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Shinde is symbolic, arsenic Ajay Choudhari has been representing the loop since 2014. But a erstwhile MLA joining the Shiv Sena up of the civic assemblage polls comes arsenic a boost to Mr. Shinde, who has been making efforts to penetrate the Thackeray stronghold.
Mr. Shinde past week met Mr. Sakpal, starring to speculation that helium could power loyalties.
Elections to 29 Municipal Corporations successful Maharashtra, including cash-rich Mumbai, are scheduled connected January 15.
