Mira Bhayandar: In another major setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maha Vikas Aghadi, three former corporators from the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) have joined Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena camp ahead of the assembly elections scheduled for November 20.
The corporators include-Jayantilal Patil (UBT Sena), Sunita Patil (Congress) and Arvind Thakur who along with their supporters joined the Shiv Sena (Shinde camp) in the presence of sitting legislator- Pratap Sarnaik and city chief- Raju Bhoir on Thursday.
“We are inspired by chief minister- Eknath Shinde and our legislator-Pratap Sarnaik who have played a crucial role in the development of the twin-city, we wanted to support the both in their future endeavours.” said Patil as the other two-party hoppers echoed similar views.
The Ovala-Majiwada constituency is all set to witness a straight fight between Sarnaik (who has wrestled the constituency for three consecutive terms with a thumping majority) and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate- Naresh Manera. “The entry of these former corporators and their supporters will add more strength to our party in the region.” said Sarnaik.
