[2] Sardesai has been friends with Raj Thackeray, the founder and president of MNS, since their college days.
He is a partner with Thackeray in the real estate agency called "Matoshree Infrastructure".
[6] Earlier in October 2008, more than 1900 employees were sacked by Jet Airways but were taken back after MNS staged protests.
He defeated Sadanand Saravankar of Indian National Congress and actor-politician Aadesh Bandekar of Shiv Sena.
[9] In the 2014 Assembly elections, he was defeated by INC-return Shiv Sena turncoat and former MLA Sadanand "Sada" Sarvankar.