Eknath Shinde, who is leading the rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray, has claimed the support of 40 MLAs, but this has been challenged by party leader Sanjay Raut, who said at least half of them were “in touch” to come back . This morning, three Sena MLAs – Deepak Keskar (MLA from Sawantwadi), Mangesh Kudalkar (Chembur) and Sada Sarvankar (Dadar) flew to Assam, where the rebels are camping. At least 40 MLAs are present along with Eknath Shinde at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati. According to sources, five independent MLAs are also involved in this.