Exactly four years after Eknath Shinde split the Shiv Sena by walking away with 40 of its 55 MLAs, he appears poised to deliver another major blow to Uddhav Thackeray — this time in Parliament.
Six of the nine Lok Sabha MPs elected on the Shiv Sena (UBT) symbol are expected to seek recognition as a separate group and then merge with the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, according to party sources.