The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has expelled five functionaries for 'anti-party activities' ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024, sources said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, Rupesh Mhatre, one of those who faced the axe, is a former MLA, and had filed nomination papers as an independent from Bhiwandi East assembly seat. He claimed that he withdrew from the race, yet faced action.