Satara, Dec. 29 -- Ahead of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections, Shiv Sena has gained significant momentum in Patan taluka of Satara district with a wave of major defections.
In a blow to BJP leader Satyajit Patankar's group, around 400 workers, including sarpanchs, deputy sarpanchs, office-bearers and women activists from the Dhebewadi division, formally joined Shiv Sena.
The induction was led by Sandeep Jadhav, Vice-President of the Sarpanch Association from the Dhebewadi region, and took place in the presence of Minister Shambhuraj Desai. On this occasion, a workers' interaction meet was also organised at Patan-Dhebewadi.
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