<p>In a setback to Uddhav Thackeray, former Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant on Wednesday joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Sawant joined the Sena in the presence of chief minister Shinde.</p>.<p>Sawant was an MLC of then united Shiv Sena and was cabinet minister for public health from 2014 to 2018 in the Devendra Fadanvis-led government.</p>.<p>He was dropped from the cabinet and denied ticket for legislative council election by Uddhav Thackeray in 2018.</p>
<p>In a setback to Uddhav Thackeray, former Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant on Wednesday joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Sawant joined the Sena in the presence of chief minister Shinde.</p>.<p>Sawant was an MLC of then united Shiv Sena and was cabinet minister for public health from 2014 to 2018 in the Devendra Fadanvis-led government.</p>.<p>He was dropped from the cabinet and denied ticket for legislative council election by Uddhav Thackeray in 2018.</p>