Aaditya Thackeray's Ex-Aide Amey Ghole Now Shinde's BMC Group Leader

• Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction has appointed Amey Ghole as its group leader in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
• Ghole, a former close associate of Aaditya Thackeray and Yuva Sena core committee member, switched to the Shinde faction during Ganesh Chaturthi.
• The Shinde faction plans to register a group of 29 corporators in the BMC, with potential support from the NCP Ajit Pawar faction.
• Amey Ghole, a two-time corporator with experience in BMC rules and committees, was unanimously elected group leader.
• His leadership will be crucial for the Shinde faction in asserting its strength and influence in the BMC, especially in forming power with the BJP.

Why It Matters: Amey Ghole, a former Thackeray loyalist, is now Shinde's BMC group leader, signaling a strategic shift.