12 Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MPs set to join Eknath Shinde camp; full list accessed

Amid an impending split in Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party, Republic TV accessed list of 12 Lok Sabha MPs who are likely to join Eknath Shinde camp. This includes Bhavana Gawali and Shrikant Shinde who distanced mselves from Uddhav Thackeray faction since beginning of rebellion in Shiv Sena. As of w, 6 Lok Sabha MPs- Vinayak Raut, Arvind Sawant, Gajanan Kiritkar, Sanjay Jadhav, Om Rane Nimbalkar, and Rajan Vichare are in Thackeray camp while Dadra & Nagar Haveli parliamentarian Kalaben Delkar is yet to disclose her affiliation. 

Here is list of 12 Sena MPs:

1. Shrikant Shinde- Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's son and Kalyan MP since 2014
2. Dhairyasheel Mane- First-time Hatkanangle MP
3. Sadashiv Lokhande- Shirdi MP since 2014 and 3-time MLA
4. Hemant Godse- Nashik MP since 2014
5. Hemant Patil- First-time Hingoli MP and former Nanded South MLA
6. Rajendra Gavit- Palghar MP since 2018
7. Sanjay Mandlik- First-time Kolhapur MP
8. Shrirang Barne- Maval MP since 2014
9. Rahul Shewale- Mumbai South Central MP since 2014 & ex-BMC Standing Committee chairman
10. Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav- Buldhana MP since 2009
11. Krupal Tumane- Ramtek MP since 2014
12. Bhavana Gawali- Yavatmal-Washim MP since 1999

Split in Shiv Sena

While 40 out of 55 Sena MLAs are already supporting Maharashtra government, more trouble looms for party president Uddhav Thackeray as 12 MPs attended a virtual meeting chaired by Shinde on Monday. Anticipating that se parliamentarians may seek recognition as a separate group in Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party leader Vinayak Raut petitioned Speaker Om Birla. As per sources, rebels want Rahul Shewale to be Parliamentary Party leader and Gawali as chief whip.

Speaking to media after reaching Delhi late on Monday, Maharashtra CM told, "As of w, MPs haven't met me. y will definitely meet me tomorrow. Why 12? We have 18 MPs. All of m will meet me". Meanwhile, Union Ministers Kapil Patil and Raosaheb Danve and or BJP MPs including Sanjay Patil, Dhananjay Mahadik and Udayanraje Bhosale have reached Maharashtra Sadan to meet Shinde. Sources indicated that rebel Sena MPs will also address media later in day.