Mumbai, June 13 -- Senior Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena leader Ambadas Danve today openly admitted that his party MPs are in touch with Deputy Chief Minister and rival Shiv Sena (Shinde) chief Eknath Shinde.
"Some people are in contact with Eknath Shinde. We all know it. There was talk that they were in touch every two months since the Lok Sabha elections. Now it is time to acknowledge it officially," senior Shiv Sena leader Ambadas Danve said here.
According to rumours and political speculation, 7 out of 9 Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena MPs are in touch with Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, with an intention to switch sides and defect, as part of what is being called 'Operation Tiger'.
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