Aaditya Thackeray's Close Aide Rahul Kanal Joins Shinde Camp

Rahul Kanal had earlier defended his move claiming that Uddhav Thackeray takes decisions unilaterally.

Yuva Sena leader and a close associate of Aaditya Thackeray, Rahul Kanal, joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Saturday.

Mr Kanal was formally inducted into the Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Earlier, while confirming his switch to the Shinde Sena, Mr Kanal had defended the move claiming that former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray takes decisions unilaterally at the behest of a few people and on their advice.

"There is a thing called self-respect...tomorrow more than 1,000 workers will join the Shinde group along with me," Rahul told ANI on Friday.