Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has expressed confidence in party chief Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray's leadership capabilities, despite the party suffering its second split in four years.
Raut called for the next generation to take over the party, hailing junior Thackeray as the potential next leader.
He alleged that the six rebel MPs who recently joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena were motivated by money, power, and protection.
The current split is the second major fracture in Bal Thackeray's original Sena in four years, with six of nine Lok Sabha MPs submitting a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker to form a separate group.
Uddhav Thackeray's tour to directly explain the party's position to voters and workers in the constituencies of the defected MPs is part of an outreach effort.
