Speaker okays merger of 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs
Lok Sabha Speaker approves merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MPs into the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde.
- The Shiv Sena split created rival factions led by Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray.
What happened
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MPs into the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Lok Sabha decision gives formal parliamentary recognition to the shift of these members into the Shinde-led faction.
UPSC can link the merger of Shiv Sena MPs to the Tenth Schedule, the Speaker's role in deciding disqualification and merger-related disputes, and the wider issue of party fragmentation in coalition politics. The issue is useful for both conceptual prelims questions on constitutional provisions and mains questions on institutional neutrality and political stability.
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