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Maha: Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs skip whip

In a related development, political tremors within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction are expected to intensify as speculation mounts that the ongoing “Operation Tiger” may extend beyond Parliament to Maharashtra’s political landscape.
Following the rebellion of six Lok Sabha MPs from the Thackeray camp, discussions have begun over the possibility of several MLAs and Mumbai municipal corporators shifting allegiance to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction.
The crisis deepened after six of the nine Lok Sabha MPs elected on the Thackeray faction’s ticket initiated the process for recognition as a separate group. In response, the party leadership has reportedly moved to invoke the whip mechanism and explore legal options against the
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