The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that his party decided to field wrestler Chandrahar Patil from Sangli Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 after seat sharing deliberations with allies at a higher level, reported the PTI.

The Congress, an ally of the Shiv Sena (UBT), had also claimed the seat and wanted to give the ticket to Vishal Patil.