Fresh trouble appears to be brewing within Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) as six of the party's nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped a crucial parliamentary board meeting in Delhi. The absentees have fuelled speculation that a section of MPs may be in touch with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The party had issued a whip and prepared attendance sheets to track compliance. Following the meeting, discussions reportedly began on possible action against the absent lawmakers. Sanjay Raut launched a sharp attack on the missing MPs, calling them "traitors and dishonest", while reiterating allegations that legislators were being offered huge sums to switch sides.