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IN PHOTOS: NCP (SP) leaders and party workers from Thane join Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena

Updated On: 01 October, 2025 11:05 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Several leaders and workers from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) in Maharashtra's Thane joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday. Pics/Eknath Shinde's office

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The joining ceremony took place at Anandashram in Thane, Shiv Sena said in an official statement. Pics/Eknath Shinde's office

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The joining ceremony took place at Anandashram in Thane, Shiv Sena said in an official statement. Pics/Eknath Shinde's office
The new members inducted in Shiv Sena include Vikram Khamkar, Prafull Kamble, Peter D’Souza, Vilas Patil, Abhishek Kusalkar, and Sunil Kurade, among others, it said

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The new members inducted in Shiv Sena include Vikram Khamkar, Prafull Kamble, Peter D’Souza, Vilas Patil, Abhishek Kusalkar, and Sunil Kurade, among others, it said

Welcoming them into the party, Eknath Shinde urged all members to work with full dedication, the statement further said

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Welcoming them into the party, Eknath Shinde urged all members to work with full dedication, the statement further said

“Only those who work sincerely in the party rise to the top. There is no place for favouritism or influence in our party. As the party grows, so does your respect,” Shinde said

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“Only those who work sincerely in the party rise to the top. There is no place for favouritism or influence in our party. As the party grows, so does your respect,” Shinde said

Shinde further added, “I was the Chief Minister and am now the Deputy Chief Minister. We have power in our hands, but I have never misused it. Many of those who joined today once worked against us. Still, I never held any grudge. In politics, one must have the vision to rise above personal differences”

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Shinde further added, “I was the Chief Minister and am now the Deputy Chief Minister. We have power in our hands, but I have never misused it. Many of those who joined today once worked against us. Still, I never held any grudge. In politics, one must have the vision to rise above personal differences”

He described Thane district as a stronghold of the Shiv Sena, and said that the induction would further strengthen the party in the region

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He described Thane district as a stronghold of the Shiv Sena, and said that the induction would further strengthen the party in the region

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