Framing Analysis
Six named Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) joined Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena on June 22 at YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai. Shinde described the move as completion of Operation Tiger and the second phase of the 2022 realignment that involved 40 MLAs. No formal ruling has been issued by the Lok Sabha Speaker on any merger request.