Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Two Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs are scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today, seeking the disqualification of six party lawmakers who recently joined the Eknath Shinde-led faction. This move follows a significant split within Uddhav Thackeray's ...

Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai will meet the speaker in the evening, sources said.
They are likely to seek the disqualification of the six MPs, citing the Anti-Defection Law.
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Of the nine Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs, six crossed over to the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Shinde.
Sawant, Desai and Rajabhau Waje remain with the Shiv Sena (UBT).
Those who have defected are Nagesh Aashtikar, Sanjay Deshmukh, Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Dina Patil, Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar and Bhausaheb Wakchaure.
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In February 2023, the Election Commission had recognised the Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena.
Shinde was the principal architect of the split in the undivided Shiv Sena in 2022 that brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
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