Rahul Narvekar, former spokesperson for both Shiv Sena and Yuva Sena, jumped ship and joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Narvekar was a trusted lieutenant of both Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray. He will now contest the Lok Sabha elections from Maval constituency. Narvekar is the son-in-law of senior NCP leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar.

Rahul Narvekar's exit is said to have upset Shiv Sena youth wing president Aaditya Thackeray, as the former was  said to be close to him