Mumbai, June 30 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray suffered another setback on Tuesday after its Legislative Council member Sachin Ahir joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

Ahir also filed his nomination for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council as the Shiv Sena candidate. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar accompanied Ahir as he filed the nomination.

The latest development comes after six Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs -- Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh and Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar -- formally joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena,...