Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena received a blow on Monday, the day of founder Bal Thackeray’s death anniversary, as the leader of Mumbai’s dabbawala community expressed displeasure with the party and pledged support for the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Ahead of the Maharashtra local body polls, Subhash Talekar, president of the 135-year-old Mumbai Dabbawala Association, released a video statement saying the reason for the shift to the BJP was the Shiv Sena (UBT)’s failure to fulfill promises and meet demands.

The 135-year-old Mumbai Dabbawala Association, a non-governmental organisation that provides guidance to the dabbawallas (lunch-box carriers), had supported Shiv Sena (UBT) in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha Elections and the Maharashtra Assembly Elections. Show Full

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