In a major setback to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, his closest aide and party’s secretary Milind Narvekar is likely to desert the former to join Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s camp.
Mr. Narvekar, a long-time confidante of the Thackeray family, continues to maintain a good rapport with Mr. Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis even after the split in the party.
The frequent visits of Ravi Mhatre, a trusted aide of Shiv Sena founder the late Bal Thackeray, to Matoshree, the private residence of Thackerays in Bandra-East, created a buzz about a major change in Mr. Uddhav’s inner circle. Though an active member of the camp, it is said that Mr. Narvekar did not meet Thackeray or visit Matoshree for quite a long time after Mr. Uddhav reportedly distanced himself from the former.
