Shiv Sena UBT MPs News Highlights: Sanjay Raut says dishonest leaders must face consequences

"Uddhav Thackeray, Sena (UBT) workers have toiled hard to ensure the victory of the MPs. Resign if you want to switch sides," said Raut as he lashed out at rebels.

sanjay raut, arvind sawant Shiv Sena (UBT)Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs Sanjay Raut, left, and Arvind Sawant during a press conference, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (PTI Photo)

Most MPs violate Sena whip: Amid buzz of rebellion within the Shiv Sena (UBT), only three Lok Sabha MPs attended a crucial meeting in Delhi, said the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut. Adding that the rest have been showcaused, he lashed out at them, saying: “We call them traitors, dishonest, and deceptive people. You are still members of the party. You contested elections on our party’s name and symbol. If you have violated the party whip, legal action will also have to be taken against you.”

Sena issues whip: The meeting of Shiv Sena (UBT) Parliamentary party was to determine whether the rebel MPs’ bid to break away from the party would succeed. This comes a day after a whip was issued by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party to its MPs to attend the meeting.

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Uddhav loyalists meet Speaker: Raut, along with Lok Sabha MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai, had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla yesterday and urged him not to entertain any breakaway group. The Sena (UBT) leaders had earlier written to the Speaker, requesting him to deny recognition to the rebel MPs.

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Jun 18, 2026 05:34 PM IST
At the right time, the MPs will address the public through the media: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on rebel MPs

"What has been happening in Delhi over the past few days, and the way the UBT MPs have decided that they do not want to attend meetings even after the notice from their party's chief whip, who are these MPs, what are their intentions, what are their plans, where do they want to go, and why do they want to go? I am confident that, at the right time, those MPs will address the public through the media. One thing I can say with confidence is that today UBT as a party is completely, in a way, a sinking ship," Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Shiv Sena (UBT) split.

Jun 18, 2026 04:27 PM IST
Sanjay Raut says dishonest leaders must face consequences

"In every party, whoever is dishonest, whether in Congress, whether in the Aam Aadmi Party, whether in Shiv Sena, or in Nationalist Congress Party, they deserve to be dealt with in this same language," Sanjay Raut told PTI.

Jun 18, 2026 04:08 PM IST
Akhil Chitre accuses BJP of trying to split Shiv Sena (UBT) again

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Akhil Chitre speaking to PTI alleged that this is the second attempt in four years that BJP has tried to break the party.

"In the span of the last four years, this is the second attempt, the second time the test-tube baby of Bharatiya Janata Party, created and nurtured by Amit Shah, has tried to indulge in horse trading and tried to break the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb political party," Chitre told PTI.

He further claimed that these were not just attacks on a political party but on the country's constitutional framework and values.

Jun 18, 2026 03:55 PM IST
Y-Plus security given to six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs

Mumbai police said Y-Plus security has been provided to six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs amid the ongoing developments in the party.

(PTI)

Jun 18, 2026 03:43 PM IST
Sanjay Raut claims rebels moved to Rajasthan

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed that rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs had been offered an additional Rs 10 crore and was shifted to a secure location in Rajasthan.

"If the rebel MPs have any morality, they should quit," Raut said.

Raut also issued a warning against to the breakaway faction and said that an "Operation Tudwa" (bash up) will be launched against them.

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Jun 18, 2026 01:46 PM IST
Only 3 Lok Sabha MPs attend Sena (UBT) meeting in Delhi, rest showcaused

Amid buzz of rebellion within the Shiv Sena (UBT), only three Lok Sabha MPs attended a crucial meeting in Delhi, said the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut. Adding that the rest have been showcaused, he lashed out at them, saying: “We call them traitors, dishonest, and deceptive people. You are still members of the party. You contested elections on our party’s name and symbol. If you have violated the party whip, legal action will also have to be taken against you.”

Jun 18, 2026 10:50 AM IST
Sena (UBT) meeting in Delhi to decide party’s future, fate of dissidents

A crucial Shiv Sena (UBT) Parliamentary party in Delhi today will determine whether the rebel MPs’ bid to break away from the party will succeed. This comes a day after a whip was issued by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party to its MPs to attend the meeting.

Jun 17, 2026 05:01 PM IST
Shiv Sena UBT MPs News Live Updates: Insult to people's mandate, says Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad on reports of split in Sena (UBT)

With the speculation about an imminent split in the Shiv Sena (UBT) intensifying, Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Wednesday said it was an insult to the people's mandate.

The opposition fought the 2024 Lok Sabha elections unitedly against the BJP to "protect the Constitution", but some MPs elected on an anti-BJP platform were now choosing to side with the ruling side, the Mumbai North Central MP said in a statement.

Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress are part of the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra along with the NCP(SP). "The people had voted against the BJP, but these MPs have disregarded that mandate and gone and sat in the BJP's lap," she said, referring to reports that several of the nine Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha members were about to exit.

The BJP's political strategy was to split opposition leaders, and, if that failed, to break entire parties and poach elected representatives, the Congress leader said.

The developments in the Shiv Sena (UBT) were a "grave insult" to democracy and the electorate, said Gaikwad. "Those for whom we campaigned day and night have betrayed the trust reposed in them," the Congress leader said, while condemning the BJP and those who were "part of a conspiracy to undermine democracy." She also appealed to the defecting MPs to respect the sentiments of the people and act according to their conscience.

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Jun 17, 2026 03:47 PM IST
Shiv Sena UBT MPs News Live Updates: Will not be quiet if 2022 party split is replicated, says Raut

Referring to the 2022 rebellion, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, “People of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs will not remain quiet if a party split is replicated again.”

"No official information yet on Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs leaving party." says Raut.

"We will not spare them; if anybody wants to leave party, they can resign," says Sanjay Raut on Shiv Sena (UBT) speculation over 'Operation Tiger'," Raut says.

Jun 17, 2026 01:50 PM IST
Uddhav loyalist MPs meet Speaker, ask him not to entertain any breakaway group

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, along with Lok Sabha MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai, met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today. Following the meeting, Desai told the media that they had urged Birla not to entertain any breakaway group.

Jun 17, 2026 12:27 PM IST
Sena (UBT) urges Speaker Om Birla to deny recognition to rebel MPs

Amid reports of a possible rebellion by a section of its Lok Sabha MPs, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has written to Speaker Om Birla, urging him not to recognise any breakaway faction of the party in Parliament, arguing that the Constitution no longer provides legal recognition to a “split” in a political party.

The move is being seen as a pre-emptive attempt by the Shiv Sena (UBT) to block any repeat of the 2022 Eknath Shinde-style rebellion before rebel MPs formally approach the Speaker seeking recognition in the House.

Jun 17, 2026 12:26 PM IST
Mahrashtra MPs being bought at Rs 15 crore: Sanjay Raut

Amid growing speculations over a possible rebellion in Shiv Sena (UBT), senior party leader Sanjay Raut today drew a parallel with the recent dismantling of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and said there is no point in contesting elections if parties like TMC and Shiv Sena (UBT) are split. Alleging that the Maharashtra MPs were being bought at Rs 15 crore, Raut said the people of the state will not remain quiet if the party’s 2022 split. “Uddhav Thackeray, Sena (UBT) workers have toiled hard to ensure the victory of the MPs. Resign if you want to switch sides,” said Raut as he lashed out at rebels.

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