Sachin Ahir is a former MLA from Worli currently represented by Aaditya Thackeray.
In a setback for Shiv Sena (UBT), former MLA Sachin Ahir on Tuesday joined the faction led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.
Ahir, a former MLA from Worli and a close confidante of Aaditya Thackeray, also filed his nomination for the post of deputy chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
Confirming the development, Shrikant Shinde said Ahir had formally joined the Shiv Sena and was handed the nomination form for the deputy chairman's election.
Ahir began his political career with the Indian National Congress before moving to the Nationalist Congress Party. He later joined the undivided Shiv Sena after Aaditya Thackeray entered electoral politics from Worli, a move seen as helping the young leader secure a safer constituency.
Latest challenge for Uddhav camp
Ahir's switch comes amid continuing turbulence in the Uddhav Thackeray camp four years after the 2022 split in the Shiv Sena that saw Shinde walk away with a majority of the party's MLAs and later the party name and symbol.
The move also follows last week's defection of six Lok Sabha MPs from Sena (UBT) to the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, a development that further strengthened Shinde's position within the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
The six MPs had formally merged with the Shinde faction after days of speculation, with the deputy chief minister describing the switch as the "second phase" of the 2022 rebellion.
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