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While the Uddhav camp has put up posters branding the rebels as 'traitors,' the Shinde faction has asserted that the Eknath Shinde-led party is the 'real Shiv Sena.' Both leaders are scheduled to address separate gatherings in Mumbai later in the day.

The political split in the Shiv Sena originated in 2022 when Eknath Shinde and many MLAs revolted against Uddhav Thackeray's rule, after which the Shinde faction split away from the Thackeray-led faction.

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Omraje Nimbalkar has so far neither confirmed nor denied reports that he is part of the rebel group moving towards the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

MUMBAI: As if a Shiv Sena claim that at least 25 corporators from the Shiv Sena (UBT) were ready to cross over was not bad enough, Uddhav Thackeray's party lost a corporator, Deepak Sawant, to disqualification on Thursday.

The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena said that no such induction into the party will take place on Friday.

MUMBAI: With 'Operation Tiger' now almost complete and the merger of rebel Sena UBT MPs with the deputy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena said to be a formality, the rival Shiv Senas will have a showdown at the party's foundation day events in Mumbai on Friday. June 19 this year marks the 60th anniversary of the party's founding.

Shiv Sena foundation day in Mumbai sees Shinde vs Uddhav camps stage rival events as Shinde touts "Operation Tiger" gains and UBT appeals for unity.