The 77-year-old leader, died yesterday at a private hospital here following a heart attack.
His sons - Rahul, Sunil and Shekhar - lit the pyre.
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Last night, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray paid tributes to the departed leader by laying a wreath.
Dhikale contested Lok Sabha election in 1999 on Shiv Sena ticket from Nashik constituency and got elected. In 2009, he successfully fought Assembly election on MNS ticket from Nashik-East segment.
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