Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut launched a sharp attack on party MPs allegedly considering defection, challenging them to resign from their posts before switching sides amid growing speculation of a possible split within the Uddhav Thackeray-led party

Raut asserted that the party would not tolerate any attempt to undermine its leadership and warned that voters in Maharashtra would respond strongly to any perceived betrayal of the mandate