Overview
- Uddhav Thackeray called all nine Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs to Matoshree and the party says four attended in person while five joined virtually during the meeting on Sunday.
- On June 16 Thackeray said he would not force anyone to stay and that MPs who want to leave are free to go, comments that underscored the party’s limited leverage over individual lawmakers.
- Figures in the Shinde camp, including Krupal Tumane and Union minister Prataprao Jadhav, continue to say outreach under the label 'Operation Tiger' is advanced and that multiple UBT MPs have been contacted.
- Under the Tenth Schedule a group needs two thirds of its members to avoid disqualification, so at least six of the nine UBT MPs would have to switch sides to formalise a split without losing their seats.
- The row matters beyond personalities because a successful poaching drive could shift Parliament arithmetic ahead of the monsoon session and it has already forced both camps to publicly signal unity or strength.