In a significant political development in Mumbai, seven former Congress corporators of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and former Sena (UBT) MLA Tukaram Kate have joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The move is seen as a setback for both the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT).

Many workers along with Kate and his wife Samruddhi Kate also joined the Shiv Sena after meeting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence on Saturday.