Amid speculation of a rebellion within the party, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to begin a Maharashtra-wide outreach campaign to meet party workers, including in the constituencies represented by rebel MPs.
According to the schedule shared by UBT Sena MP Sanjay Raut, Thackeray will start the campaign with a visit to Yavatmal on June 27, followed by Washim in Vidarbha and Hingoli in the Marathwada region.
On June 28, he
will visit Parbhani and Dharashiv, while a visit to Shirdi is scheduled for June 29. The outreach comes amid reports that several Sena (UBT) MPs who skipped the party’s parliamentary meeting may join the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde.
These include Yavatmal-Washim MP Sanjay Deshmukh, Hingoli MP Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, Parbhani MP Sanjay Jadhav, Shirdi MP Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Mumbai North East MP Sanjay Dina Patil, and Osmanabad MP Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar.