Emotional Uddhav offers to step down as Shiv Sena (UBT) president, Eknath Shinde hints at more defections
Uddhav Thackeray has offered to resign as Shiv Sena (UBT) president amid ongoing political turmoil and defections. Meanwhile, Eknath Shinde has suggested that further defections from the party are imminent.
Why it matters
The internal instability of a major regional party in Maharashtra significantly impacts the state's political landscape and future electoral outcomes.
In an emotional appeal to his party leaders and cadre on the 60 th foundation day of Shiv Sena (UBT), Uddhav Thackeray on Friday (June 19, 2026) offered to step down as the party’s president if his leaders believed in the allegations levelled against him by the defected parliamentarians.
The framing focuses heavily on Thackeray's perspective and his criticisms of the BJP, though it includes quotes from the opposition.
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