Maharashtra: 6 rebel Uddhav Sena MPs join Eknath Shinde camp

In Maharashtra, six Members of Parliament from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday joined Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde led-Shiv Sena in Mumbai.Announcing the formal induction of the six rebel MPs, Shinde said all required procedures and formalities had been completed and the lawmakers were now officially part of the Shiv Sena. Shinde added that the process had been successfully concluded with all six MPs joining the party.  Shinde said the induction of the six rebel MPs had been carried out entirely within the legal, constitutional and parliamentary framework. Shinde declared, ‘Operation Tiger was a success.’ Shinde said the party had expanded significantly since his 2022 revolt because his faction had carried forward the agenda and ideology of Bal Thackeray. In a swipe at Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde said the Sena (UBT) was rejected by people because it had strayed from the party's core principles. He termed the latest induction of MPs as a "second revolt" and claimed it reflected growing support for his leadership and the party's ideological stance.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT MPs Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh and Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar join Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. pic.twitter.com/rl0IpFpWjE

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The six MPs who skipped the Shiv Sena (UBT) parliamentary party meeting in Delhi on June 17 are Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Deshmukh, Sanjay Jadhav, Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Nagesh Patil-Ashtikar and Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar. Shiv Sena (UBT) currently had nine Lok Sabha MPs, and the rebel group needed at least six members to meet the two-thirds threshold.