SHIV SENA (SHINDE FACTION)

RAVINDRA WAIKAR, 65

MLA from Jogeshwari and one of Uddhav Thackeray’s closest aides, Waikar was earlier a minister in the Shiv SENA-BJP government. He was on ED radar in connection with construction of a luxury hotel in the suburb on land owned by the BMC. ED conducted raids on Waikar’s home and other places on January 9, 2024. He was also summoned for a day-long inquiry in a case of money laundering and alleged irregularities in the construction of the hotel. On Sunday, Waikar switched to the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena in the latter’s presence.

ARJUN KHOTKAR, 62

Arjun Khotkar was once Uddhav Thackeray’s trusted aide in the Marathwada region. He came under ED’S radar for an alleged money laundering case. The agency raided the Jalana Co-operative Sugar factory, where he was the director and chairman in early 2000. He was also a director on the board of Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB). It was alleged that Khotkar’s firm bought the sugar factory at a throwaway price, following which a case of money laundering was lodged against him.

BHAVANA GAWALI, 50

MP Bhavana Gawali was probed by ED in a money laundering case related to an NGO Mahila Utkarsha Pratishthan. Her close associate Saeed Khan was arrested in September 2021 and ED had attached an office space worth ₹3.5 crore. The agency alleged Gawali and her associates had conspired to convert the NGO into a company under the Company Act through forgery in January 2020. Gawali moved to Shinde’s side after Sena split up.

PRATAP SARNAIK, 59

Pratap Sarnaik has been a three-time MLA of Shiv Sena, who joined Eknath Shinde’s rebellion in June 2022. Sarnaik was on ED’S radar over a ₹175-crore money laundering case. ED had attached ₹11.35 crore worth of his properties in an alleged ₹5,600 crore fraud at the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL). At the time he had urged then CM Uddhav Thackeray to save Sena leaders from being “harassed by central agencies”.

ANANDRAO ADSUL, 76

Former MP of Amravati, Anandrao Adsul was the trusted aide of Thackeray and also made minister of finance in central government. In September 2021 ED raided places related to Adsul in connection with ₹980 crore City Co-operative Bank scam case. Adsul was former chairman of the bank. He was booked for alleged irregularities in disbursement of loan funds and other financial transactions of the bank. After the split in Shiv Sena Adsul joined Eknath Shinde.

YASHWANT JADHAV, 61

Yashwant Jadhav has held the post of chairman of the standing committee of BMC for five years between 2017 and 2022. The I-T department raided his house in February 2022 on charges of money laundering through shell companies. It was alleged that he sent around ₹15 crore to UAE. Thereafter, ED initiated a probe against his wife Yamini Jadhav, who is the MLA from Byculla, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). In June 2022 both Yashwant and Yamini exited Thackeray’s party and joined the Shinde faction.