Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Former Maharashtra Minister Bachchu Kadu made the appeal a day after both the Shiv Sena and the Shiv Sena (UBT) marked the party's 60th foundation day separately

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is strengthening its presence in BJP-dominated regions by inducting Bachchu Kadu. The move is seen as a strategic effort to expand influence in Vidarbha while reshaping local political equations within the ruling Mahayuti alliance