India, June 17 -- The Shiv Sena (UBT) is in the middle of serious political churn inside its Lok Sabha team. What's being discussed in political circles at the moment is a possible split among its MPs, with five of them reportedly moving towards a separate grouping. Track live updates here

The buzz picked up after a recent internal meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray at his Mumbai residence. Out of nine Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs, only four showed up. The attendance gap led to speculation that all was not well within the parliamentary wing of the party. The party later confirmed that all members were present. "Four MPs were physically present, while five joined online," Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut told reporters.

Soon after, political chatte...