Major setback for Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena as key Hingoli leaders join Shinde camp

Hingoli, Nov 4 (UNI) In a major setback to the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, several prominent leaders from Hingoli district, including party district chief Ajay alias Gopu Patil and former MLA Santosh Tarfe, joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The induction ceremony was held in Thane in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde. The mass defection comes at a time when no elections are scheduled, indicating a significant political realignment in the district. Along with Patil and Tarfe, several office-bearers, including taluka-level party chiefs, former Zilla Parishad members, former Panchayat Samiti members and…