Shinde-led party legislator Prakash Surve, who comes from the Magathane assembly constituency in north Mumbai, was instrumental in getting Mr Yadav into the party.
After Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray sought the unopposed election of Uddhav Thackeray-led faction's Rutuja Latke in the upcoming Andheri East bypoll, a Shiv Sena MLA from the Shinde camp too has made a similar request.