{"id":5633,"date":"2026-06-13T04:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5633"},"modified":"2026-06-13T08:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T02:46:39","slug":"nda-looks-to-boost-numbers-in-lok-sabha-sena-ubt-may-also-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5633","title":{"rendered":"NDA looks to boost numbers in Lok Sabha, Sena UBT may also split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nda-looks-to-boost-numbers-in-lok-sabha-sena-ubt-may-also-split\/articleshow\/131695733.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/131695733.cms\" \/><\/a>Sources within NDA suggest one of the parties that may see desertion from its ranks is Sena UBT, a possibility being talked about since the alliance swept the assembly polls in Maharashtra but has gained traction now. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party has nine MPs in Lok Sabha and six of them will have to merge with another party \u2014 Shiv Sena led by deputy CM Eknath Shinde seen as the most probable option \u2014 to avoid losing membership under the anti-defection law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources within NDA suggest one of the parties that may see desertion from its ranks is &hellip; <a title=\"NDA looks to boost numbers in Lok Sabha, Sena UBT may also split\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5633\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NDA looks to boost numbers in Lok Sabha, Sena UBT may also split<\/span>Read 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