MUMBAI, May 15 -- Former Member of Parliament Anand Paranjpe on Thursday resigned from the NCP and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Mumbai, becoming the first senior leader to quit the party after Sunetra Pawar took over its leadership following Ajit Pawar's death in Baramati on January 28. Paranjpe submitted his resignation from the party's primary membership and all organisational posts to NCP president Sunetra Pawar earlier in the day. Within hours, he joined the Shiv Sena. Paranjpe had reportedly been unhappy over not being considered by the NCP leadership for candidature in the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections. According to party insiders, he had been assured a Rajya Sabha or MLC berth on multiple occasions, but his name was dropped at the last moment. Paranjpe was hopeful of being accommodated either in the recently held Rajya Sabha elections or the biennial Legislative Council polls. However, the party leadership chose Parth Pawar, son of NCP chief Sunetra Pawar, for the Rajya Sabha, while Zeeshan Siddique was fielded for the MLC polls....