A day after six Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) formally joined the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, UBT Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sanjay Raut stepped up his attack on the defectors, taking a swipe at them over their switch and questioning the source of funds used for their travel.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Raut appeared to refer to allegations of monetary inducements behind the defection and questioned who had financed the chartered aircraft used by the MPs.