What's happening with Shiv Sena MP Merger Row right now

Supreme Court agreed to test the validity of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decision to recognise the merger of six Sena UBT MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led faction.

Court issued notice to the office of LS Speaker and six rebel MPs, seeking their response on a petition by Sena UBT MP Arvind Sawant.

Senior advocate Devadatta Kamat argued the merger was orchestrated for the Parliament session and raises questions of constitutional morality.

Sena UBT petition asserts the original party did not merge, so the Speaker could not allow a group of legislators to merge into another party.

Shiv Sena (UBT) claims merger of 6 MPs with rival faction is illegal.

Ambadas Danve cites Tenth Schedule: party can merge, but not a group of legislators on their own.

Danve says dissident MPs could have formed a separate group instead.

Shiv Sena (UBT) will challenge Speaker's order in court.

Lok Sabha Speaker approved merger of 6 UBT MPs with Shinde Sena.

Shiv Sena now has 13 lawmakers in Lok Sabha, Sena (UBT) has 3.

Circular also stated 20 rebel TMC members will sit separately.

Merger reflects ongoing political realignments in Maharashtra.

Speaker's approval formalizes factional shifts in party representation.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recognized the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction.

The decision is a setback for former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

The merger impacts the political balance in Maharashtra and the Lok Sabha.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant criticized Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decision.

Speaker recognized merger of six UBT MPs with Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

UBT Sena called the merger approval 'unlawful'.

UBT Sena staged a walkout from an all-party meeting in protest.