Uddhav Thackeray offers to step down as Shiv Sena president, Shinde hints at defections

Uddhav Thackeray announced he is willing to resign from the post of Shiv Sena (UBT) president amid internal turmoil. He accused rival factions of launching ‘Operation Tiger’ to poach six of the party's nine Lok Sabha MPs. Eknath Shinde responded, suggesting further defections could follow. The move deepens the leadership crisis within the party ahead of upcoming elections.