BIG setback for Uddhav Thackeray, now his nephew joins hands with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

A statement from Shinde's office released after the meeting said Nihar Thackeray will start his political journey under the CM's leadership. Nihar Thackeray, who has stayed away from politics all this while, is married to the daughter of BJP leader and former state minister Harshvardhan Patil.