Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has ousted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut as the leader of its parliamentary party and appointed Lok Sabha MP Gajanan Kirtikar as his successor. Shinde, in a letter, informed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar of the decision. "I express my sincere gratitude to [CM Shinde]," Kirtikar said.