Updated On: 08 April, 2025 10:16 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Maharashtra Congress leader Sahdev Betkar on Tuesday joined the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) after quitting the party. Pics/X

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Betkar had previously been a part of Shiv Sena but had shifted to Congress
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Speaking at `Matoshri`, his private residence in Bandra, Uddhav Thackeray insisted the people of Maharashtra need the Shiv Sena (UBT) at this juncture as it is the only political party in the state that keeps its word and fulfils promises

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Uddhav Thackeray extended a warm welcome to Sahdev Petkar
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The event was attended by prominent Shiv Sena leaders including Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena Secretary Vinayak Raut, MP Arvind Sawant, along with other party officials and Shiv Sena workers

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The Shiv Sena (UBT), a constituent of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), won nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra last year, but failed to emerge victorious in its one-time strongholds of coastal Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituencies, which were bagged by the NCP and the BJP, respectively
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