The crossover comes ahead of the rural and urban civic polls in Maharashtra, including in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). It is seen as a major organisational setback for the Sharad Pawar-led faction in the crucial Thane-Palghar region

Suhas Desai, the Thane city president of the opposition Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), on Thursday crossed over to the rival NCP, led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar, news agency PTI reported.

Desai, along with more than two dozen followers, formally joined the ruling coalition party at a brief function held at the NCP office in Thane in the morning. Read More

The crossover comes ahead of the rural and urban civic polls in Maharashtra , including in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). It is seen a

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