Uddhav Thackeray: Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) is confronting one of the most serious political crises in its recent history after a coordinated rebellion among its Lok Sabha MPs threatened to dramatically shrink the faction’s parliamentary strength.
Two MPs Make It Official
Dharashiv MP Omraje Nimbalkar and Hingoli MP Nagesh Patil Ashtikar have formally announced their decision to join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The two rebel MPs have reportedly submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition of their merger with the Shinde faction a procedural move that marks a point of no return in their break from the Uddhav camp.
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“Operation Tiger”, Four More In The Pipeline
The defection is not an isolated act. Four additional MPs, Sanjay Jadhav, Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Sanjay Dina Patil, and Sanjay Deshmukh are expected to formally cross over shortly. The coordinated move has been dubbed “Operation Tiger,” underlining the scale and strategic depth of what appears to be a carefully orchestrated political realignment ahead of future Maharashtra elections.
The Anti-Defection Arithmetic
The numbers carry significant legal and political weight. With six of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine Lok Sabha MPs potentially switching allegiance, the Shinde faction could secure the two-thirds threshold required under anti-defection provisions effectively shielding the rebel MPs from disqualification and locking in the split. For Uddhav Thackeray, losing six of nine MPs would leave his parliamentary group dangerously thin and further weaken his claim to the original Sena identity.
Uddhav Holds The Line For Now
Uddhav Thackeray: Despite the mounting pressure, Thackeray has adopted a defiant posture, insisting that only one Shiv Sena exists. Senior loyalists, including Sanjay Raut, Arvind Sawant, and Anil Desai, have stood firm alongside him, publicly accusing rivals of engineering a political buy-off.
 MPs — Omraje Nimbalkar and Nagesh Patil Ashtikar — formally defect to Eknath Shinde's camp as four){kind=link}