India, June 19 -- Amid the political turmoil engulfing Shiv Sena (UBT) following six Lok Sabha MPs who are likely to join Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the party suffered another setback on Wednesday after Bhandup corporator Deepak Sawant was disqualified from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for submitting an invalid Other Backward Class (OBC) caste certificate.

Municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide issued an order on Wednesday disqualifying Sawant, the elected corporator from Ward 111. However, under Section 16(1C)(a) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, an elected representative stands disqualified from the date on which the caste validity certificate is invalidated by the Caste Scrutiny Committee. In Sawant's case...