Smita Thackeray to join Congress

Smita Thackeray, wife of Jaydev Thackeray, Mr Thackeray's favourite daughter-in-law, who had been finding it tough to play a dominant role in Shiv Sena affairs, has indicated that she was feeling choked in the Thackeray household, unable to gain a political hold that had been thwarted by the senior Thackeray time and again.
She is likely to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi soon and felt at home with the Congress ideology.

The main reason for the outburst was she was feeling completely sidelined in the power corridor with son Uddhav in complete command.