MUMBAI, June 19 -- Shiv Sena's strategy to deal the final blow to its rival Shiv Sena (UBT) was finalised soon after the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections; but the plan, "Operation Tiger", was put into action when the delimitation bill was defeated in Parliament, top Sena leaders told HT, speaking on condition of anonymity. According to people aware of subsequent developments, Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and his son Shrikant Shinde, Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan, convinced the BJP leadership at the Centre that Sena could add to its numbers by urging MPs from Sena (UBT) to switch over. The initial feelers to four Lok Sabha MPs from Sena (UBT) - Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Deshmukh and Bhausaheb Wakchaure ...