Mumbai, June 17 -- Amid speculation over a possible rift within the Shiv Sena (UBT) and reports that some MPs could break away from the party, party MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday took a swipe at the alleged attempts to engineer defections, claiming that the "Minimum Support Price" of an MP had been fixed at Rs 50 crore and that Rs 15 crore was "merely an advance amount".

Responding to an X post by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, Raut wrote, "Apna Sapna Money Money! No, no -- Mahua ji, the Minimum Support Price is fixed at Rs.50 crore per MP.(pcaas khoke) Rs.15 crore is just the advance. Frankly, these people aren't even worth Rs.50,000. Their price has only gone up because of the Shiv Sena and TMC brand label."

Earlier on Tuesda...