Mumbai, June 24 -- The political crisis within the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) deepened on Wednesday as the party leadership sought to counter the recent defection of six of its Lok Sabha members to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
A delegation of senior leaders from the Shiv Sena (UBT), led by MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai, arrived in New Delhi to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla this evening to challenge the legitimacy of the breakaway group.
The development follows the successful execution of the Eknath Shinde faction's "Operation Tiger" earlier this week, which saw six out of nine Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs formally join the ruling party, significantly altering the party's parliamentary strength.
During the meeting wi...