Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- Days before the civic polls, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) suffered a setback in Mumbai as its Worli division chief Santosh Dhuri quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday after failing to get a ticket for the elections. After being inducted into the BJP in the presence of the party's Mumbai chief Ameet Satam, Dhuri alleged that MNS chief Raj Thackeray had surrendered the party to its ally, the Shiv Sena (UBT), during seat-sharing negotiations. Dhuri wanted a ticket from ward no 194 in Worli, but the seat went to Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Sunil Shinde's brother, Nishikant. Dhuri had worked with Raj Thackeray in the undivided Shiv Sena's student wing, Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, and crossed over to the MNS when the latter formed the party in 2006. He became a corporator later but lost the 2017 BMC elections. Speaking to the media after joining the BJP, Dhuri said: "I was Raj saheb's fan, and walked out when he set up the party. Saheb has surrendered the party to [Shiv Sena (UBT)]. We have been given 52 seats, and we are doubtful if we can even win seven to eight seats. We didn't get the seats that we wanted. We wanted at least two seats each in the Mahim, Dadar, Worli, Sewri and Bhandup areas, which are our strongholds." However, Dhuri claimed that he did not quit because he was denied a ticket. "We were getting ward no 194, but I was told that ward no 192 and 190 were important. In fact, the Mumbai MNS chief, Sandeep Deshpande, was not included in any [seat-sharing] discussions. Shiv Sena (UBT) had given an order that Deshpande and Dhuri must not be given a ticket," he claimed. Speculation is rife in the MNS that Deshpande may also cross over to the BJP. When contacted, he refused to comment on the matter....