Uddhav Thackeray's Sena (UBT) Shattered: 6 Rebel Lok Sabha MPs Formally Merge into Shinde's Shiv Sena (Pinterest)
Maharashtra: This defection reduces the Uddhav Thackeray camp's strength in the Lok Sabha to just three MPs. Crucially, because these six represent a two-thirds majority of the original UBT parliamentary group, they successfully bypass the anti-defection law and can legally claim recognition as a separate faction or part of Shinde's party.
This is a developing story.
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