The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Lok Sabha Speaker approves merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena
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The Hindu Bureau
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction. This move significantly alters the party's strength in the Lok Sabha, leaving the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction with only three members.
Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray or UBT) MPs into the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Shiv Sena (UBT) will now have only three MPs in the Lok Sabha.
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