In a significant political development in Maharashtra, six rebel MPs from Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction joined the ruling Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, marking another setback for the Uddhav Thackeray. The six Shiv Sena (UBT) rebel MPs who joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are Omprakash Rajenimbalkar, Nagesh Patil-Ashtikar, Sanjay Haribhai Jadhav, Sanjay Dina Patil, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, and Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh.
With the latest defections, the Shiv Sena (UBT)'s strength in the Lok Sabha has been reduced to just three MPs. The breakaway group now has the required two-thirds majority to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law and seek recognition as a separate faction.
