Mumbai, June 17 -- Maharashtra is witnessing a fresh political buzz around "Operation Tiger", with reports suggesting that seven out of nine Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MPs are in touch with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and may be considering a switch, reviving concerns of another split similar to the 2022 breakaway led by Shinde that divided the party into two factions.

However, there has been no official confirmation from the party regarding any breakaway faction.

Today, Shiv Sena (UBT) party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut and Lok Sabha MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Parliament House in the national capital.

Amid the political sparring, Raut strongly warned of action against any rebel...