Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde. The change matters because party strength inside the Lok Sabha affects floor strategy, speaking space, and formal recognition in Parliament.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a circular reflecting the revised party strength. The Shiv Sena (UBT) now has three MPs in the Lok Sabha after the approved merger.
Related current affairs
- Speaker okays merger of 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs
- SC declines stay on 6 MPs’ ‘merger’ with Shinde camp
- Speaker clears merger of six Sena UBT MPs with Shinde Sena, separate seating for TMC rebels
- SC seeks Lok Sabha Speaker’s response on merger of Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs
- SC to consider urgent hearing of Sena (UBT) plea
- Shiv Sena MPs merger: How Speaker Om Birla’s decision changes NDA politics