Political tensions are escalating in Maharashtra amid reports of "Operation Tiger" — an alleged move to engineer a fresh split in the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray. Ahead of a crucial parliamentary party meeting called by the Shiv Sena (UBT) in Delhi, Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske from the Eknath Shinde faction has claimed that the anti-defection law cannot be invoked against MPs who choose not to attend.