Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- Former Mahad Municipal Council president Vilas Eknath Pawar and former councillor Subhashdada Shirshivkar joined the Shiv Sena along with their supporters on Tuesday, in a political setback to the Jagtap faction in Mahad city of Maharashtra's Raigad district.
Pawar, considered close to the local Nationalist Congress Party and the Jagtap family, joined the party in the presence of Raigad Guardian Minister and Maharashtra Minister Bharatsheth Gogawale and Yuva Sena Konkan Secretary Vikasheth Gogawale at a ceremony held at the Shivneri residence.
A large number of Shiv Sena workers and supporters attended the programme, raising slogans and welcoming the new entrants into the party.
In a significant announcement, Pawar off...