How two Maharashtra MPs’ refusal to sign halts ‘Operation Tiger’
Operation won’t move ahead till six MPs come together, say sources
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Omraje Nimbalkar. File. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
Two Maharashtra Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) did not sign the letter to the Speaker on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), thereby halting ‘Operation Tiger’ for the day, top sources confirmed to The Hindu. The two MPs are Omraje Nimbalkar and Sanjay Dina Patil. Of them, Sanjay Dina Patil was in touch with the Uddhav Sena leaders till Wednesday afternoon, sources said.
‘Operation Tiger’ is an informal term referring to the speculations over six MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) likely to quit the party and join the Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut had alleged that Maharashtra’s MPs are being bought for ₹50 crore.
Top sources said that ‘Operation Tiger’ would not fructify if six Lok Sabha MPs don’t come together. “This is still a long process. After they come together and sign a letter, they will have to present themselves in front of the Speaker. Due process will follow thereafter. It is not a matter of a day or a two,” a senior leader told The Hindu.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders claimed that their MP Omraje Nimbalkar was allegedly being pressured due to a court verdict related to the assassination of his father, Pawanraje Nimbalkar.
“For Omraje Nimbalkar, the hanging sword is the judgement in the Pawanraje Nimbalkar case. It has been deferred to 20th June. We have learnt that the judgement is contingent on whether he supports Shiv Sena,” a Sena UBT leader said.
A special CBI court in Mumbai will pronounce its judgment in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar on June 20. The case, which has seen a trial lasting 15 years, involves allegations of a contract-killing conspiracy against former NCP MP Padamsinh Patil, the victim’s cousin.
The letter written by the Shiv Sena (UBT) Parliamentary Party leader Arvind Sawant was accessed by The Hindu.
Elaborating on the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, Mr. Sawant’s letter states: “At the outset, I w
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