In a setback for Shiv Sena (UBT), its Nashik district chief Vijay Karanjkar joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

According to reports, Vijay Karanjkar was denied a ticket by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, and he jumped ships with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction.