MNS power couple divorce party, return to Shiv Sena

STEADY TRICKLE:The Shiv Sena has been attracting its defectors back into its folds as the MNS magic wears off.

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has suffered a jolt with its vice president and general secretary, the husband-wife duo of Sanjan and Sanjay Ghadi, quitting to join the Shiv Sena.

The couple, who joined the Shiv Sena Sunday, refer to it as a "homecoming".

"After all, it is like homecoming for us because we are originally Shiv Sainiks. Now we shall work hard for the forthcoming assembly elections," Sanjay Ghadi, who was MNS general secretary, told IANS.

The setback for the nearly three-year-old MNS comes after a series of key leaders left to join the Shiv Sena. Women's wing office-bearer Shweta Parulekar went to the party, followed by Prakash Mahajan, who is the brother of the slain Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan.

With state assembly elections on October 13, the Shiv Sena has been effectively boosting its strength by playing the Marathi card to woo prominent personalities.

Last week, television personality Aadesh Bandekar, who has anchored the popular Marathi serial Home Minister, joined the party.

Former Indian Idol and popular singer Abhijeet Sawant has also joined the party.

While Bandekar has joined without precondition, Sawant may be fielded as a candidate from a Mumbai constituency, said a party leader.