Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expelled 5 rebel leaders for anti-party activities. This comes after they failed to withdraw their nominations filed as independent candidates for Maharashtra assembly elections. The leaders include Bhiwandi East MLA Rupesh Mhatre, Vishwas Nandekar, Chandrakant Ghugul, Sanjay Awari and Prasad Thackeray.