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'Operation Tiger' in final stage: Amid TMC's rebellion crisis, 7 MPs from Uddhav Thackeray's Sena camp may switch to Shinde faction

Times of India · Jun 16, 2026, 7:13 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Shiv Sena leader Krupal Tumane claims seven Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs are in final stages of joining Eknath Shinde's faction under 'Operation Tiger'. This move, expected before the Monsoon Session, would bolster the NDA's Lok Sabha numbers. Thackeray's party, however, dismisses these

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'Operation Tiger' in final stage: Amid TMC's rebellion crisis, 7 MPs from Uddhav Thackeray's Sena camp may switch to Shinde faction

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