Uddhav Thackeray offers to quit as Sena chief amid rebellion

20-Jun-2026

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Amid the deepening rebellion within the Shiv Sena UBT, party chief Uddhav Thackeray on June 19 offered to step down from his position if party workers no longer had faith in his leadership, saying he was willing to hand over the reins to any worker if members felt he was no longer fit to lead.

Addressing party cadres at the Shiv Sena Foundation Day, Thackeray said he was prepared to make "anyone" the party chief and would not cling to the post. However, he asserted that he would not give up the fight for the party's ideology.

"I will not give up. But the day you feel I am not righteous for this position, I will leave," Thackeray said.