Political speculation in Maharashtra has intensified amid claims that seven Lok Sabha MPs from Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) are set to join Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena ahead of the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. Adding fuel to the speculation, Shiv Sena leader and former MP-MLA Kripalu Mane claimed that the induction of the seven MPs into the Shinde camp would take place before the Monsoon Session. He also said that an “Operation Tiger” is about to unfold in Maharashtra politics.





