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Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered a major setback after six of its nine Lok Sabha MPs joined Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena. The rebel MPs, who had skipped a recent UBT parliamentary meeting in Delhi, crossed the crucial two-thirds mark required under anti-defection rules. Calling them "six tigers", Shinde described the move as a "second revolt" after the 2022 split and claimed it was aimed at protecting Shiv Sena's ideology and legacy. The development further strengthens Shinde's hold over Maharashtra politics and weakens Uddhav Thackeray's camp.