Mumbai, March 11 -- Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, double Maharashtra Kesari Chandrahar Patil joined Shiv Sena (UBT) in the presence of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree on Monday.

Party leader Sanjay Raut was also present at the event.

The MVA, a coalition of Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Congress, is currently engaged in poll pact talks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Meanwhile, in a jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT), former party leader Ravindra Waikar joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, in Mumbai on Sunday.

While addressing the event, CM Shinde welcomed Waiker and said that the latter joined the real Shiv Sena, which is moving ahead on the ideology of Babasaheb Thackera...