Mumbai, June 16 -- Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday claimed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) will be finished by 2029, amid speculation that several of its MPs may defect to the Eknath Shinde-led faction.

Speaking on "Operation Tiger," Nirupam said that leaders and workers were steadily losing faith in the UBT leadership.

"The party called Ubatha is slowly dying. Their MLA and MP no longer have faith in Ubatha's leadership. By 2029, the party will be finished. People are leaving Ubatha every day. As far as their MPs are concerned, we have nothing to do with it. This is an internal matter of their party. This party will slowly die, and people will leave," Nirupam told ANI.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Minister Ashish Jaiswal refrained from ...