The Nashik district liaison head of the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday joined the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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Bhausaheb Chaudhari joined Balasabenachi Shiv Sena in Nagpur, where the winter session of the state legislature is underway, in the presence of CM Shinde and Nashik guardian minister Dada Bhuse.
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The Nashik rural unit chief of Shiv Sena (UBT) Sunil Patil also joined the Shinde faction, the CM said in a tweet.
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Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut tweeted Chaudhari had been expelled from the party after he joined the rival faction.
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Chaudhari was known to be a close aide of Raut, one of the key leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT).
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On December 16, a total of 11 former corporators from Nashik crossed over from the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit to Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena.