Maharashtra Deputy CM and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde said, "Operation Tiger successful," after six Lok Sabha MPs from the Shiv Sena (UBT) joined his party. The phrase refers to the tiger, the iconic symbol of the undivided Shiv Sena founded by Balasaheb Thackeray. The MPs include Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Deshmukh, Sanjay Jadhav, Bhausaheb Wakchaure, and Nagesh Patil-Ashtikar.