Two Uddhav team MPs are in contact with Eknath Shinde,” says Shiv Sena leader.

Shiv Sena (UBT) emerged victorious in nine Lok Sabha seats, surpassing the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s seven. Speaking at a press conference, Shiv Sena spokesperson Naresh Mhaske declined to reveal the names of the two Lok Sabha members, citing the anti-defection law. However, he mentioned that four more lawmakers would soon switch sides and join the Shinde-led party.

Mhaske, the newly elected Lok Sabha member from Thane, expressed that the two unidentified Lok Sabha members were dissatisfied with Uddhav Thackeray’s approach in soliciting votes from a specific community, who reportedly arrived in large numbers by bus. His comments came after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s assertion that MLAs and MPs from the Shinde faction were eager to rejoin Thackeray’s party. The Shinde-led Shiv Sena secured seven Lok Sabha seats, while the Thackeray faction clinched nine.

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