Union Minister Bhagwat Karad on Friday said that the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena must let the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) field its candidate from Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat as the split in the undivided Shiv Sena had weakened the party, reported the PTI.

Undivided Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Khaire had emerged victorious from Aurangabad four times but he lost to All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen's (AIMIM) Imtiaz Jaleel in the 2019 general elections.