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Speculation and Developments within the Shiv Sena Camp

Monday, June 22, 2026
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Speculation and Developments within the Shiv Sena Camp

Speculation is really running wild right now about a split inside the Shiv Sena camp. People are betting it might be announced today. We expect those rebel parliamentarians to just walk up and explain their side publicly.

Reports say that at some press conference today, these six rebels will release photos and videos. They’ll show pictures of their meetings with the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla. And they'll also present a letter they sent him.

What really matters is what happens when they speak. They are expected to lay out exactly why they decided to break away from the group led by the Thackerays. It’s about those circumstances that prompted this move.

These six MPs Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Deshmukh, Omraje Nimbalkar, Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, and Sanjay Dina Patil they first flew to Delhi from different places on June 16th. They stayed somewhere in Noida for a bit.

Meanwhile, it’s rumored that Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his son, Shrikanth Shinde, also showed up in Delhi that same day. Just showing their presence there.

The whole setup is complicated by history. The Shiv Sena (UBT) formed after the Thackerays lost control of the party to Eknath Shinde, which happened about four years back following some rebellion. This latest development feels like it could seriously weaken the Thackerays politically. It’s a significant blow for the opposition camp overall.

Things started brewing when they met up at Uddhav Thackeray’s place, Matoshree. But there were problems right from the start. Reports suggest five MPs were missing from that meeting itself. That only made the talk about “Operation Tiger” that alleged poaching attempt supposedly led by the Shiv Sena even more speculative.

Now, as things move forward, it seems the rebel faction has a plan. They met with Speaker Om Birla earlier. They told him they decided to separate because the Thackerays were drifting away from whatever ideology mattered, and they claimed this wouldn't trigger the anti-defection law. That’s their angle.

But even with that, the official announcement is stuck. There are procedural things, technical hurdles holding it back. The rebels have been keeping a careful distance too. They aren't wanting to appear as outright breakaway members. That would give the Thackerays an easy way to spin it like they just voluntarily left the fold instead of actually splitting.

The strategy seems focused on managing perception. Avoiding being seen as simple defectors. Especially avoiding showing up on the same stage with Eknath Shinde during the Shiv Sena Foundation Day event. There’s a tension there, you can feel it.

Sanjay Raut, who is close to Uddhav Thackeray and is a Rajya Sabha MP, tried to keep the noise down when things got hot. He said the five absent MPs had joined virtually, and one of them would just talk to Thackeray on the phone. But that didn’t really calm anything down at all.

Things kept getting messier. Rebel MP Sanjay Jadhav was later seen meeting with Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav from Eknath Shinde's side. He insisted it was strictly non-political, but honestly, that just added fuel to the fire of the controversy.

And look at where things stand now. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has already issued show-cause notices to those rebel MPs about missing parliamentary meetings. Now, they are expected to push for canceling their membership in Parliament based on these absences. It’s all moving and twisting around quickly.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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