Thackeray camp suffers blow as LS approves merger of 6 rebel Shiv Sena MPs into Shinde faction

The Lok Sabha Secretariat has approved the merger of six rebel MPs, who broke away from Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, into the Eknath Shinde‑led faction. This decision, endorsed by Speaker Om Birla, ends the disqualification threat against