Hyderabad, June 16 -- BJP leader Prakash Reddy on Tuesday targeted the Shiv Sena (UBT) leadership and the Trinamool Congress amid reports of 20 rebel TMC MPs joining the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and speculation that some Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs are in touch with the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde.

Speaking to ANI, Reddy alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray had deviated from the party's founding ideology in pursuit of power.

"Uddhav Thackeray, due to the lust for power, shifted from the basic ideology of Shiv Sena, founded by Bal Thackeray. That's probably why the MPs are protesting against him. Sanjay Raut is one of the culprits in the Shiv Sena who demotivated the MPs," Reddy said.

He further claim...