Mumbai, June 22 -- Amid speculation over "Operation Tiger," Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel on Sunday said that six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs would join the Eknath Shinde-led faction, asserting that the party would "take care" of them and criticising the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp for failing to retain its own leaders.

He said the situation reflected internal weakness within Shiv Sena (UBT), adding that further political shifts under "Operation Tiger-2" could follow under Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's leadership.

Speaking to ANI, Patel said, "6 MPs will join today. After this, Operation Tiger-2 will be held under Eknath Shinde ji. They (Shiv Sena UBT) could not handle their own MPs, so, they came here. The party will take care of them."

Further, S...