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#Maharashtra Politics : Jolt For Uddhav Thackeray As His Six Rebel Lok Sabha MP’s Join Rival Eknath Shinde’s Faction
They joined the Shiv Sena at an event in the presence of Shinde and other senior party leaders, five days after skipping a crucial parliamentary party meeting of the Shiv Sena-UBT in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by only three Lok Sabha MPs of the Opposition party.
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All the six rebel Lok Sabha members of the Shiv Sena-UBT have joined the ruling Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai, formalising a split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
They joined the Shiv Sena at an event in the presence of Shinde and other senior party leaders, five days after skipping a crucial parliamentary party meeting of the Shiv Sena-UBT in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by only three Lok Sabha MPs of the Opposition party.
The Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena-UBT who crossed over are: Sanjay Deshmukh (Yavatmal), Sanjay Jadhav (Parbhani), Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbaj North East), Nagesh Patil-Ashtikar (Hingoli), Omprakash Rajenimbalkar (Dharashiv) and Bhausaheb Wakchaure (Shirdi).
They had won against BJP and Shiv Sena candidates in the 2024 general elections. The Shiv Sena-UBT had won nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in 2024.