Marathi actress Deepali Sayed on Thursday joined Shiv Sena and is set to contest from Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly constituency in the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019. Sayed joined the party in the presence of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi Thackeray and son Aaditya Thackeray.

The announcement was made on the Twitter handle of Shiv Sena. Uddhav Thackeray welcomed Deepali Sayed in the party at Matoshree where the Thackeray clan resides.