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Shiv Sena person and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is successful New Delhi, on with his lad and parliamentarian Shrikant Shinde, enactment sources told The Hindu connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026). This comes arsenic speculations intensified implicit six MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) apt to discontinue the enactment and articulation Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
“Most of the MPs of Shiv Sena UBT are successful Delhi too. The MPs volition springiness a missive to the Speaker to signifier a abstracted radical successful the parliament. If 7 MPs permission Uddhav Thackeray, past they volition merge with the Shiv Sena, arsenic they volition signifier the two-third bulk of the party,” a elder person told The Hindu.
Sources adjacent to Mr. Shinde said that the breakaway MPs had submitted a missive to the Speaker’s bureau precocious Tuesday (June 16, 2026). However, this accusation could not beryllium confirmed independently.
Further, Rajabhau Waje, a Lok Sabha subordinate from Nashik, was speculated to beryllium the seventh MP. But told reporters connected Wednesday greeting (June 17, 2026) that helium stood firmly with Uddhav Thackeray.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena UBT reacted sharply to the developments. “We don’t telephone it Operation Tiger. We telephone it ‘Operation Betrayal’. These MPs person been elected connected the party’s symbol, connected the look of Uddhav Thackeray. If they person the courage, they should resign and contention the predetermination from Eknath Shinde’s party,” said enactment spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi.
Shiv Sena leaders successful Maharashtra said they were not alert of the developments. They said they person been proceeding of Operation Tiger from the media.
Maharashtra curate Uday Samant claimed that the leaders of Shiv Sena UBT were upset owed to the alleged neglect by the apical leadership. “It cannot beryllium called a rebellion. If apical leaders are not approachable, the elected leaders consciousness neglected, it is apt that it tin beryllium a crushed for taking specified a step,” helium said.
For a enactment gathering called connected June 14, lone 3 of the 9 MPs were contiguous astatine Matoshree successful Mumbai.
Sanjay Raut said that the absent MPs joined online and gave idiosyncratic reasons for their absence. They besides allegedly swore by the gods to pledge their enactment to Mr. Thackeray.
