Mumbai NCP chief Sachin Ahir joins Shiv Sena

राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेसचे मुंबई अध्यक्ष श्री. @AhirsachinAhir यांनी आज मातोश्री येथे शिवसेना पक्षप्रमुख मा. श्री. उद्धव साहेब ठाकरे आणि युवासेनाप्रमुख @AUThackeray यांच्या उपस्थितीत शिवसेनेत जाहीर प्रवेश केला. pic.twitter.com/mhK2PWquVZ

— Office of Uddhav Thackeray (@OfficeofUT) July 25, 2019

nnNEW DELHI: In a setback to the NCP, its Mumbai unit chief and former Maharashtra minister Sachin Ahir joined the Shiv Sena here on Thursday.nnHe was welcomed into the Sena by party president Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray.nnAhir, who wasa minister in the previous Congress-NCP coalition government in the state, was associated with the Sharad Pawar-led party since its formation in 1999.nnHe represented Shivdi Assembly seat in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later elected from Worli, after delimitation of constituencies.nnIn 2014, he lost the Assembly election to Shiv Sena’s Sunil Shinde.nnAhir told PTI he had no grudge against the NCP.nn”But some unavoidable political decisions had to be taken considering the prevailing situation,” he said.nnAhir said a couple of days back, he met Aaditya Thackeray at a social event where the latter told him that the Shiv Sena needed leaders like him, who were “well-versed in urban politics”.nn”The Shiv Sena is in power in most of the municipal corporations in the state. I can use my expertise gained as a minister for the development of cities. Hence, I took the decision to work for the development of cities by being in power,” he said.nnAhir said a decision on whether he will contest the forthcoming state Assembly poll from Worli will be taken soon.nnThe state polls are due in September-October.nnSource: Press Trust of India