New Delhi, June 22 -- Ending speculation, six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs on Monday formally joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena-a move that has the capacity to further alter the political landscape of Maharashtra and future of Uddhav Thackeray, once considered an all-in-all of the party founded by his father, late Balasaheb Thackeray.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh and Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who described it a "historic moment".
A beaming Shinde said the six grassroots leaders, "dhurandhars" as he called them, had joined the ...