Police have been deployed outside Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir's Worli residence following his nomination for the Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairperson post as the ruling Shiv Sena's candidate. Ahir, a close aide of Aaditya Thackeray, filed his papers in the presence of top Mahayuti leaders, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.

Sachin Ahir is a former MLA from Worli currently represented by Aaditya Thackeray. | India News

NEW DELHI: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered another setback as MLC Sachin Ahir joined the Eknath Shinde-led faction on Tuesday.

A significant blow has struck Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena as prominent leader Sachin Ahir defected to the Eknath Shinde-led faction. Ahir's move directly challenges Aaditya…