Thackeray Loyalist Patankar Joins Shinde Faction After Ticket Snub in Dadar

• Prakash Patankar, a strong Thackeray Shiv Sena loyalist, is set to join the Shinde faction.
• The move comes after Patankar was denied a ticket for Ward No. 192 in Dadar.
• Ward No. 192 was allocated to MNS in the Shiv Sena-MNS alliance, with Yashwant Killedar receiving the nomination.
• Patankar's wife, Priti Patankar, had previously won from this ward in the 2017 Municipal Corporation elections.
• Patankar is expected to join the Shinde Sena on Monday and file his election nomination on Tuesday.

Why It Matters: Ticket denial leads Thackeray loyalist Prakash Patankar to switch to the Shinde faction.