The Nagpur police have beefed up security at the office of Shiv Sena MP Krupal Tumane, amid an impending split in the Sena parliamentary party, officials said on Tuesday. The security outside the homes and offices of some of the other Sena parliamentarians has also been stepped up, according to an official. The Shiv Sena parliamentary party is staring at a split in its ranks with a breakaway faction set to approach Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with a plea to recognise them as a separate group with Rahul Shewale as their leader.

A Shiv Sena Lok Sabha member had claimed that at least 12 of the 19 Sena members will meet Birla to submit a formal letter to recognise it as a separate group.
A police official on Tuesday said security was provided to the office of Tumane, the Lok Sabha member from Ramtek in Nagpur, on the instructions of Nagpur Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar.