The faction’s functioning in Parliament had come to an “absolute standstill”, Live Law quoted the lawyer as having submitted. “We will see”, Live Law quoted the bench as saying. On Saturday, Birla had approved the merger of the rebel MPs with Shinde’s group. The Shinde Sena, which now has 13 Lok Sabha MPs, is part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance. The Uddhav Sena had initiated disciplinary action against the rebel legislators.