Key Points
In a jolt to the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction a MLA and close aide of Uddhav Thackeray has joined the Shiv Sena (shinde)..
The development was in the offing for a while with the UBT camp claiming earlier in February that its MLAs like Waikar were under pressure to switch sides to the Shinde camp due to the probes by the central agencies..
Waikars entry into the Shiv Sena would hurt the UBT faction as he was not just close to Uddhav but also had business interests with the Thackeray family..
Waikars problems with the Enforcement Directorate stemmed due to him building a five star hotel at the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link road which was reserved for a garden..
The BMCs affidavit came after Waikar had approached the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court on September 8, 2023 dismissed the UBT MLAs plea against the BMCs move to cancel permission for building the 5 star hotel...
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