Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Saturday, increasing its strength in the Lok Sabha to 13. This development is significant as the BJP seeks a two-thirds majority for passing the women’s reservation law and Delimitation bill. However, the merger of 20 Trinamool Congress MPs to the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) remains unrecognised. The Shiv Sena now stands as the second-largest ally of the BJP in NDA after the TDP with 16 MPs.
18 JUL 2026
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Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, increasing its Lok Sabha strength to 13.
21 JUL 2026
— Indian Express
Speaker Om Birla's recognition of the Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs' merger with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena increased the party's Lok Sabha strength.
— Indian Express
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant challenged Speaker Om Birla's recognition of a merger between six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the Supreme Court.
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