Mumbai, June 22 -- Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday launched a sharp attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray amid reports that six MPs from the Uddhav-led faction are set to join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, claiming that the former Maharashtra Chief Minister's party would cease to exist by 2029.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Nirupam welcomed the expected induction of the six MPs into the Shinde camp and asserted that the leaders were joining due to dissatisfaction with the UBT leadership.

"All those who are joining us today have their own strength. In the next election, UBT will not be with them, but Shiv Sena and BJP will be with them. Those who betrayed Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology in 2019 are the biggest t...