Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday appointed Neelam Gorhe as 'Neta' in the Shiv Sena. The senior-most leaders after the party president are usually given this post.

In yet another setback to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Neelam Gorhe, who was in the Uddhav Thackeray faction and was also the Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council jumped to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Friday in Mumbai.