National Congress Party (NCP) suffered a jolt when its Mumbai unit chief and former Maharashtra minister Sachin Ahir left the party to join the Shiv Sena here on Thursday. The move which comes at a time when Maharashtra is gearing up for the upcoming assembly election that may take place in October.

Ahir was welcomed into the Sena by party president Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray.