Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:15am on 17 Jun 2026,Wednesday Politics
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has alleged that Members of Parliament from his party are being offered up to ₹50 crore each to switch sides amid renewed speculation of a split in Uddhav Thackeray’s camp. Raut claimed that ₹15 crore was being offered as an advance payment and described ₹50 crore as the “minimum support price” for defection. The allegations come as reports of an “Operation Tiger” to engineer a rebellion within the party gain traction in Maharashtra. Raut challenged any potential rebels to resign and seek a fresh mandate from voters if they choose to leave the party.
