Mumbai: An MLA was absent at a meeting of Shiv Sena (UBT) legislators called by party chief Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree on Tuesday.Parbhani MLA Rahul Patil was absent and had reportedly told the party that he was not able to make it to the meeting due to a family function. The remaining 19 Shiv Sena (UBT) MLAs and all five MLCs were present.This was the first meeting of the party after the defection of MLC Sachin Ahir last week, who joined Eknath Shinde’s Sena.Uddhav had called a meeting of Sena (UBT) legislators on June 22, the first day of the monsoon session of the state legislature. Four out of 26 legislators were absent for this meeting. Rahul Pagtil was absent for the June 222 meeting too.Uddhav told the legislators to aggressively raise questions related to the heavy rainfall that has killed several people across the state, farmers and the public in the house in a systematic manner.He told them to put up a united face in the face of a crisis due to the defection of six MPs and Sachin Ahir’s switch to the Shinde Sena. Uddhav also told the MLAs and MLCs to hold meetings with party workers in the constituencies of rebel MPs.