Six rebel Members of Parliament (MPs) from Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) officially joined Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday. The move comes five days after the MPs skipped a crucial parliamentary party meeting of the Shiv Sena (UBT) in New Delhi.

The six MPs who joined the Shiv Sena are Omraje Nimbalkar from Dharashiv; Sanjay Dina Patil from Mumbai North East; Sanjay Jadhav from Parbhani; Sanjay Deshmukh from Yavatmal-Washim; Nagesh Patil Ashtikar from Hingoli; and Bhausaheb Vakchaure from Shirdi.