India, June 18 -- At least three private aircraft were chartered to actualise Operation Tiger - a nickname coined by the Shiv Sena to win over six Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) - on Tuesday night. The aircraft were positioned at Nanded, Pune and Mumbai to fly out Sena (UBT) rebels, with Sena functionaries stationed at each airport to keep guard and ensure smooth transit, said people aware of the matter from Shiv Sena.

As the first aircraft landed in Nanded airport to pick up two Sena (UBT) MPs, party leader Sanjay Raut lampooned the move with a post on X stating that party had run out of money to hire an autorickshaw - a jibe at Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde's humble beginnings as an autorickshaw driver. Thanks ...