All 6 rebel Sena UBT MPs to join Shinde's Shiv Sena tomorrow

In a major setback for Uddhav Thackeray, all six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs are likely to merge with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena at 3 pm on Monday, according to sources.

The six MPs are expected to formally merge with the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, potentially giving the rebel bloc the required two-thirds strength needed to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law.

Amid the political turmoil triggered by "Operation Tiger", Shiv Sena



(UBT) has called a meeting of all its MLAs and MLCs at 2.30 pm on Monday at the party office, Shivalay, in Nariman Point.

The meeting will take place on the first day of the Maharashtra Legislature's monsoon session and is being seen as an effort by Uddhav Thackeray to keep his flock together amid growing concerns over defections. Thackeray is expected to address all party legislators and outline the party's strategy in the wake of the rebellion by a section of its Lok Sabha MPs.