Thackeray Corporator Hides in Forest Amid Shinde Poaching Attempts in Kalyan-Dombivli

• A Thackeray faction corporator from Kalyan East reportedly hid in the forests of Malangad to escape pressure and allurements from the Shinde faction after the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation election results.
• The Shinde faction is allegedly attempting to poach Thackeray corporators, leading to a high-voltage political drama.
• Newly elected Thackeray corporators Madhur Mhatre and Adv. Kirti Dhone met MP Dr. Shrikant Shinde, causing unease within the Thackeray faction and displeasure from BJP.
• Nitin Khambayat, the corporator who hid, won with public donations and reportedly rejected large sums offered by the Shinde faction.
• Thackeray faction organizer Abhijit Sawant stated that 9 out of their 11 corporators remain loyal to Uddhav Thackeray, criticizing the Shinde faction's tactics.

Why It Matters: Thackeray corporator hides to resist Shinde faction's poaching efforts after Kalyan-Dombivli elections.