India, June 23 -- Bringing an end to a week of political drama and allegations, six rebel MPs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena or the Shiv Sena (UBT) formally joined breakaway faction of the party on Monday in the presence of party supremo and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.

The Shinde-led Shiv Sena said all formalities required for the breakaway group to merge with the party had been completed.

"The required process has been completed. All six MPs have joined the Shiv Sena. Operation Tiger is a success," an earlier HT report quoted Shinde as saying at a press conference at the Y B Chavan Centre in South Mumbai.

The six MPs - Sanjay Jadhav, Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Sanjay Deshmukh, Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, Omraje Nimbalkar and Sanj...