Six MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) are expected to formally join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, according to NDTV. The MPs have already submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla indicating their intent to switch parties. NDTV reports that the move is now largely procedural, with the formal crossover expected to be completed next week. The development is described as giving Shinde’s faction additional strength within the Lok Sabha and potentially affecting the balance of support in the legislature. NDTV also frames the change as relevant to how relationships between Shiv Sena and the BJP may evolve, given the Shinde-led party’s existing alignment. The reporting does not specify whether the MPs will move with particular committees or roles, but it emphasizes that the key step—submitting the letter to the Speaker—has already occurred, making the remaining steps largely administrative. The planned timeline is presented as the next week.