Lok Sabha elections 2024: Wrestler Chandrahar Patil joins Shiv Sena (UBT)

Wrestler Chandrahar Patil on Monday joined the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 reported the PTIAccording to the PTI Wrestler Chandrahar Patil is likely to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Sangli in the western part of MaharashtraChandrahar Patil who has won the states top wrestling competition Maharashtra Kesari two times joined the outfit in the presence of Thackeray and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut as per the PTIAmid slogans from the crowd about sending Patil to Delhi Thackeray said Chandrahar had asked me to give some hint I think you people have already decided then no one can change it nowWe need to send a strongman from Sangli with a blunt mace in one hand and a flaming torch Thackerays party symbol in the other to Parliament I appoint Chandrahar Patil as Shiv Sena Lok Sabha coordinator for Sangli district he said the news agency reportedUddhav Thackeray further said that he would come to campaign in Sangli and asked people to invite him for the victory rallyIncidentally Patils candidature for the Lok Sabha polls was announced earlier by the Prakash Ambedkarled Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi VBA which is in talks with the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA for an allianceUddhav Thackerays announcement goes against the agreement reached within the MVA last week that none of the constituents would unilaterally declare candidatesSanjay Raut on March 5 had said details of seatsharing would be announced jointly by MVA membersThe Congress which is part of the MVA has won the Sangli seat several times before the BJP wrested it in 2014 and retained it in 2019MeanwhileChuru MP Rahul Kaswan on Monday resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress He also resigned as a member of the Lok Sabha the PTI reportedAnnouncing his decision Kaswan who was denied ticket by the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party leaders for giving him the opportunity to represent Churu as the MP twiceDue to political reasons at this very moment today I am resigning from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party and from the post of Member of Parliament Kaswan posted on XI express my gratitude to BJP national president J P Nadda Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah who gave me the opportunity to serve the Churu Lok Sabha family for 10 years he said as per the PTIThe BJP had given ticket to paralympic gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia from the Churu Lok Sabha seat in place of twotime MP Kaswanwith PTI inputs