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• "I will stay out of the government and ensure it runs smoothly," Mr Fadnavis said at a news briefing around 4:30 pm, announcing that only Mr Shinde • However, barely three hours later, he was seen taking oath as Mr Shinde's deputy after BJP chief JP Nadda said, " • • Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde met with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and staked claim to power earlier in the afternoon. • Uddhav Thackeray quit as Maharashtra Chief Minister yesterday, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that he must prove his majority. • The Shiv Sena chief was left with only 13 MLAs after the revolt that played out in three BJP-ruled states. Eknath Shinde and a group of rebels first moved to Gujarat's Surat in luxury buses. They were flown to Assam's Guwahati in chartered flights. They landed in Goa last evening to prepare for a possible test of strength. • Deepak Kesarkar, the spokesperson for the Sena rebels, stressed that it was ideology, and not greed for better posts, that drove them to switch sides and go with the BJP. • He also said the rebels did not betray Uddhav Thackeray and still have love and respect for him. "Nobody in Shiv Sena is against the Thackeray family," he said. • He asserted that the rebel faction is the Shiv Sena now, since Uddhav Thackeray is in a minority in the party. "It's not a question of who is the real Shiv Sena. We have the legal majority and thus ours is the legislature party," he said. • Despite evidence of its protection and facilitation of th...

By Mustafa Shaikh: Shiv Sena (UBT) party's mouthpiece Saamana, on Wednesday, lambasted an advertisement put out by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, that appeared on the front page of newspapers on Tuesday. The headline of these advertisement was ‘Modi for India and Shinde for Maharashtra’. The editorial said that till now, the Shinde-Fadnavis government has spent Rs 786 crore of public money on advertisements. “The good thing is now there is a clarity as the real face of the people who were claiming to be loyalists of Balasaheb has come out (as Balasaheb's photo was not there in the advertisement). The question is, those who couldn't stay loyal to Balasaheb, will they be loyal to Modi?” the editorial said. Commenting on the advertisement, the editorial said that the state’s deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ photo was not seen anywhere and Shiv Sena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray‘s photo was also missing in the advertisement. “It’s being said that the advertisement was not a government advertisement. That’s why Fadnavis’s photo is not in it. However, this is not true. These people keep saying that they are taking Balasaheb's thoughts forward, but his photo was also missing from the advertisement,” Saamna reported. The editorial stated the advertisement gives the impression that Balasaheb is nothing and Modi is everything. “This ad projects that the Shinde faction is not ready to accept the dominance of 105 MLAs of BJP.” The editorial also questioned the surve...

Highlights: Eknath Shinde took oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday, a day after Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation from the top post bringing to an end the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde file image. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the deputy chief minister of the state. Uddhav Thackeray had given entire responsibility of legislative proceedings to Eknath Shinde. Not sure if the outcome (Shinde’s rebellion) was due to this, says Pawar. On Fadnavis as Dy CM, Pawar says his face was reflective that Fadnavis was not very happy. But as RSS Swayamsevak, he must have followed orders from the top. Deepak Kesarkar added that the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs were not against the Thackeray family and are ready to talk to Uddhav Thackeray if he breaks alliance with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). “We have not gone to SC against Thackeray. We still have respect for Thackeray Ji,” Kesarkar further told reporters. • Leader of opposition in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, who is likely to take over as the state's chief minister, is expected to hold talks with Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena rebels before they are likely to stake the claim for forming the next government on Thursday or Friday, people familiar with developments told Hindustan Times. • Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that party leaders got emotion when Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra's chief minist...

A twist in the tale was in store on a day of fast-paced developments as the Maharashtra political turmoil came to an endwith Eknath Shinde, whose revolt within Shiv Sena led to the collapse of the MVA government, taking oath as the 20th Chief Minister of the state. In a surprise move, Fadnavis, who earlier announced that he would be out of the new government, changed his stand and was sworn in as the deputy CM following directives from the BJP central leadership. Everyone had expected Fadnavis to become the CM again with the support of the Shinde-led group. BJP has 106 MLAs in the Assembly while Shinde has claimed the support of 50 MLAs, inlcuding independents. The oath-taking ceremony came a day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as CM, leading to the collapse of the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi government, which also comprised of NCP and Congress. Maharashtra Govt Formation: Here Are The Top Developments • Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to CM Eknath Shindeand his deputy Fadnavis at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai shortly after 7.30 pm. • Shinde, a four-time MLA, began oath taking by paying tributes to late Shiv Sena leaders Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe, his political mentor in Thane district." Development of the state is my priority. I will take all sections of society along with me," Shinde said after the ceremony. • Earlier, Devendra Fadnavis said he won't be part of the Eknath Shinde-led ministry and would support it from outside. ...

June 30, 2022 | 04:59 pm 3 min read The duo met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhawan to stake claim for government formation in the state. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath to them. Earlier, the duo met the Governor at the Raj Bhawan to stake a claim for the government formation in the state. New announcement throws a surprise for everyone On Wednesday, The Maha Vikas Aghadi ( Although it was expected that Fadnavis will be the CM, the new announcement throws a surprise for everyone. Home Minister Amit Shah reveals Fadnavis followed Nadda's advice भाजपा अध्यक्ष श्री यह निर्णय महाराष्ट्र के प्रति उनकी सच्ची निष्ठा व सेवाभाव का परिचायक है। इसके लिए मैं उन्होंने हृदय से बधाई देता हूँ।— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) Shinde thanked PM Modi, Fadnavis Shinde thanked Prime Minister "It's their magnanimity. They had a bigger mandate, yet they made me the Chief Minister. Who does that?" he said. Meanwhile, Fadnavis said he would stay out of the government. "I will ensure it runs smoothly," he said in the joint press conference adding that no other minister will take oath on Thursday. Ideology, not position prompted them to support BJP: Kesarkar Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the Sena rebels Deepak Kesarkar emphasized that it was ideology, not hunger for power that prompted them to support BJP. He further stated that the rebels did not betray Uddhav Thackeray and continue to love and respect him. He said that the Political drama that played o...