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Maha ex-minister joins Shinde camp; big setback for team Thackeray

Deepak Sawant joins the Sena in the presence of chief minister Eknath Shinde

Prashun Bhaumik | 15 March, 2023 | 11:00 PM

In a setback to Uddhav Thackeray, former Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant on Wednesday joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

Deepak Sawant joined the Sena in the presence of chief minister Shinde.

Mr Sawant was an MLC of then united Shiv Sena and was a cabinet minister for public health from 2014 to 2018 in the Devendra Fadanvis-led government.
He was dropped from the cabinet and denied a ticket for the legislative council election by Uddhav Thackeray in 2018.

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