Veteran actor Sayaji Shinde on Friday joined the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, news agency PTI reported.

Shinde, who has acted in films in several Indian languages, joined the party in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, working president of the party Praful Patel, and state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare.