&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "6 Shiv Sena (UBT) rebel MPs join Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena")
In a major blow to Uddhav Thackeray and his party Shiv Sena (UBT), six Members of Parliament joined Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena on Monday.
The rebels are Sanjay Dina Patil, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, MP Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shirdi MP Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, and Hingoli MP Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar.
These were the same names that had not turned up for the parliamentary party meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray on June 18.
Out of the nine Lok Sabha MPs, Lok Sabha floor leader Arvind Sawant, chief whip Anil Desai, and Nashik MP Rajabhau Waje were the only ones to be present in the meeting.
The rebel MPs in their statements earlier have said that Shiv Sena (UBT) under Uddhav Thackeray has gone astray from the Balasaheb Thackeray’s principles and fear the party could eventually merge with the Congress, which has forced them to take this step.
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The move gives Shinde an even stronger hold over the politics of Maharashtra and consolidates his position further within the party founded by Bal Thackeray
The ruling Shiv Sena has maintained that it represents the original ideology and legacy of the party.
