India, July 6 -- Amid speculation over attempts by the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena to engineer defections from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has convened a meeting of all party legislators at his Bandra residence, Matoshree, on Tuesday evening.

The meeting came weeks after six rebel MPs from the Thackeray camp joined the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, with ministers including Sanjay Shirsat repeatedly claiming that more leaders from the Uddhav camp are likely to switch sides. Adding to the speculation, Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Sachin Ahir, who joined the Shinde camp last week, recently hinted that more defections from the Thackeray faction could follow.

The political buzz intensified on Sunday ...