CM Shinde said that Bhondekar's joining Shiv Sena will increase the party's strength in the eastern Vidarbha region ahead of the assembly elections to be held in September-October this year.
Bhondekar had supported Chief Minister Shinde during the change of power in the state two years ago. He was a Shiv Sainik but after not getting a ticket in the 2019 assembly elections, he contested as an independent candidate and won.
CM Shinde said, "Narendra Bhondekar was a Shiv Sainik from the beginning who worked as the district contact chief. Bhondekar, who believed in the ideas of Balasaheb Thackeray, has officially entered Shiv Sena today."
Bhondekar had supported Chief Minister Shinde during the change of power in the state two years ago. He was a Shiv Sainik but after not getting a ticket in the 2019 assembly elections, he contested as an independent candidate and won.
CM Shinde said, "Narendra Bhondekar was a Shiv Sainik from the beginning who worked as the district contact chief. Bhondekar, who believed in the ideas of Balasaheb Thackeray, has officially entered Shiv Sena today."