Mumbai: Priyanka Chaturvedi appointed as deputy leader of Shiv Sena

A Shiv Sena leader said Priyanka Chaturvedi is only the second non-Maharashtrian deputy leader in the party after Rajkumar Bafna.

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Last week, Chaturvedi had resigned from the Congress after expressing her displeasure over the reinstatement of party workers who had “misbehaved” with her. (Source: File)

A week after joining the party, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday appointed former Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi as a deputy leader of the party.

A Sena leader said Chaturvedi is only the second non-Maharashtrian deputy leader in the party after Rajkumar Bafna. “It also indicates that a North Indian has been given a prominent post in the party. It might also have an impact during the voting on Monday,” a leader said, adding that Chaturvedi has been campaigning for Sena candidates for the last few days along with Yuva Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray.

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Last week, Chaturvedi had resigned from the Congress after expressing her displeasure over the reinstatement of party workers who had “misbehaved” with her.

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