Eknath shinde vs uddhav thackeray

By Adarsh T R: Has the tussle over the ‘real’ Shiv Sena really ended after the Election Commission of India (ECI) allotted the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol and the name ‘Shiv Sena’ to team Eknath Shinde? The reactions from the former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp show a different picture. The Uddhav faction has filed a petition against the EC order and, as per sources, they are trying to complete the process for urgent mentioning. Earlier on Saturday, Uddhav asked his supporters to teach a lesson to the "thief" who stole the party's bow and arrow symbol and the supporters, protesting against the order, accused the EC of acting at the behest of the Narendra Modi government. Eknath Shinde has also claimed Shiv Sena party assembly office in Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan. READ | As the fight continues, here's a quick recap on the Thackeray-Shinde battle for the Shiv Sena, founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. ALSO READ | BJP-SHINDE GOVERNMENT Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai from Assam with the rebel MLAs and, after days of high drama, took oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy. While it was speculated that Devendra Fadnavis would return as the Maharashtra CM of the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance, in an unexpected turn of events, he announced that Eknath Shinde would be the next CM. On July 4, Eknath Shinde won the crucial floor test in the state Assembly with 164 votes polled in favour of him. BATTLE FOR SENA The...

As the Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on the Maharashtra political crisis today, . Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said the bench would be delivering two judgments tomorrow. The five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha was dealing with the issue related to Maharashtra political crisis. Afterwards, Shinde formed a coalition government in Maharashtra with the BJP. On June 30, 2022, Shinde was appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and Devendra Fadnavis from the BJP was appointed as his deputy. The Shinde and Thackeray factions of the Sena have been locked in a battle since then. After he was appointed as the new CM of Maharashtra, Shinde was put on floor test which he won in the Maharashtra legislative assembly with 164 votes polled in favour of him, 99 against. In October 2022, the EC had allotted the flaming torch — mashal — as the election symbol to the Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction. The EC also allotted the name 'Shiv Sena — Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' to Uddhav's faction. Later in February, the The Election Commission of India gave team Eknath Shinde the "bow and arrow" symbol and allowed to keep the name "Shiv Sena". Apart from this, the ECI awarded rival Uddhav Thackeray faction the name "Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray" and the "flaming torch" symbol. SC case today: The SC will pronouce its verdict on the disqualification of 16 're...

The political turmoil in Maharashtra reached the Supreme Court on Monday, with the apex court giving the breakaway faction, headed by Eknath Shinde, until 11 July to respond to the disqualification notice. Shinde, in his plea, called the action to issue disqualification notices to them on 21 June as "illegal and unconstitutional" and seeks a stay on it. Shinde has also claimed in his petition that 38 MLAs of his group have withdrawn support to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state and the incumbent government no longer holds the majority. A second petition has also been filed in the apex court challenging Zirwal's decision to recognise Ajay Choudhary as leader of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party in place of Shinde. 350 years of Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation: How will Maharashtra mark it? Have taken serious note of death threat received by Sharad Pawar, says Maha CM Eknath Shinde A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala is hearing the cases, which are listed as items number 34 and 35. While senior advocate Harish Salve is representing the rebel camp, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal have taken up the baton for Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena. Singhvi and Salve had their last face-off during the Rajasthan political crisis precipitated by the wrangling between Congress's Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot. So people can expect nothing but fireworks in the courtroom. Here's what you need to know about these legal warriors: Harish Salve Salve commands g...

• The Supreme Court said it cannot disqualify Mr Shinde and 15 other MLAs for revolting against then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June last year. That power will rest with the speaker until a larger panel of judges rules on it. • It also rejected a request to restore Mr Thackeray's government because the leader had chosen to resign instead of facing a test of strength in the assembly. • The court, however, strongly censured then Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, for taking decisions that helped Mr Shinde's faction, saying he had "erred" in concluding that Mr Thackeray had lost the support of the majority of MLAs. • "The governor did not have any objective material and the exercise of discretion of the governor in this case was not in accordance with the law," the court said. • Dodging questions on the sharp comments by the court, Mr Koshyari told reporters on Thursday, “I am not a law student. I did what I thought was right at that time. What can I do when I have someone's resignation?" • Commenting on the verdict, • Eknath Shinde said, "In democracy, importance is given to the majority. Today's decision proves that the government that we formed, we did it legally and constitutionally." His deputy, Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP, said, "You [Uddhav Thackeray] got elected in an alliance with the BJP, and then formed a government with the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) and Congress. Where did your morals go then? You left ideology for power. Shinde left power...

As the Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on the Maharashtra political crisis today, . Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said the bench would be delivering two judgments tomorrow. The five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha was dealing with the issue related to Maharashtra political crisis. Afterwards, Shinde formed a coalition government in Maharashtra with the BJP. On June 30, 2022, Shinde was appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and Devendra Fadnavis from the BJP was appointed as his deputy. The Shinde and Thackeray factions of the Sena have been locked in a battle since then. After he was appointed as the new CM of Maharashtra, Shinde was put on floor test which he won in the Maharashtra legislative assembly with 164 votes polled in favour of him, 99 against. In October 2022, the EC had allotted the flaming torch — mashal — as the election symbol to the Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction. The EC also allotted the name 'Shiv Sena — Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' to Uddhav's faction. Later in February, the The Election Commission of India gave team Eknath Shinde the "bow and arrow" symbol and allowed to keep the name "Shiv Sena". Apart from this, the ECI awarded rival Uddhav Thackeray faction the name "Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray" and the "flaming torch" symbol. SC case today: The SC will pronouce its verdict on the disqualification of 16 're...

The political turmoil in Maharashtra reached the Supreme Court on Monday, with the apex court giving the breakaway faction, headed by Eknath Shinde, until 11 July to respond to the disqualification notice. Shinde, in his plea, called the action to issue disqualification notices to them on 21 June as "illegal and unconstitutional" and seeks a stay on it. Shinde has also claimed in his petition that 38 MLAs of his group have withdrawn support to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state and the incumbent government no longer holds the majority. A second petition has also been filed in the apex court challenging Zirwal's decision to recognise Ajay Choudhary as leader of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party in place of Shinde. Have taken serious note of death threat received by Sharad Pawar, says Maha CM Eknath Shinde BJP, Shiv Sena to jointly contest all upcoming elections, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala is hearing the cases, which are listed as items number 34 and 35. While senior advocate Harish Salve is representing the rebel camp, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal have taken up the baton for Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena. Singhvi and Salve had their last face-off during the Rajasthan political crisis precipitated by the wrangling between Congress's Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot. So people can expect nothing but fireworks in the courtroom. Here's what you need to know about these legal warriors: Harish Sal...

By Adarsh T R: Has the tussle over the ‘real’ Shiv Sena really ended after the Election Commission of India (ECI) allotted the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol and the name ‘Shiv Sena’ to team Eknath Shinde? The reactions from the former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp show a different picture. The Uddhav faction has filed a petition against the EC order and, as per sources, they are trying to complete the process for urgent mentioning. Earlier on Saturday, Uddhav asked his supporters to teach a lesson to the "thief" who stole the party's bow and arrow symbol and the supporters, protesting against the order, accused the EC of acting at the behest of the Narendra Modi government. Eknath Shinde has also claimed Shiv Sena party assembly office in Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan. READ | As the fight continues, here's a quick recap on the Thackeray-Shinde battle for the Shiv Sena, founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. ALSO READ | BJP-SHINDE GOVERNMENT Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai from Assam with the rebel MLAs and, after days of high drama, took oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy. While it was speculated that Devendra Fadnavis would return as the Maharashtra CM of the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance, in an unexpected turn of events, he announced that Eknath Shinde would be the next CM. On July 4, Eknath Shinde won the crucial floor test in the state Assembly with 164 votes polled in favour of him. BATTLE FOR SENA The...

• The Supreme Court said it cannot disqualify Mr Shinde and 15 other MLAs for revolting against then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June last year. That power will rest with the speaker until a larger panel of judges rules on it. • It also rejected a request to restore Mr Thackeray's government because the leader had chosen to resign instead of facing a test of strength in the assembly. • The court, however, strongly censured then Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, for taking decisions that helped Mr Shinde's faction, saying he had "erred" in concluding that Mr Thackeray had lost the support of the majority of MLAs. • "The governor did not have any objective material and the exercise of discretion of the governor in this case was not in accordance with the law," the court said. • Dodging questions on the sharp comments by the court, Mr Koshyari told reporters on Thursday, “I am not a law student. I did what I thought was right at that time. What can I do when I have someone's resignation?" • Commenting on the verdict, • Eknath Shinde said, "In democracy, importance is given to the majority. Today's decision proves that the government that we formed, we did it legally and constitutionally." His deputy, Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP, said, "You [Uddhav Thackeray] got elected in an alliance with the BJP, and then formed a government with the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) and Congress. Where did your morals go then? You left ideology for power. Shinde left power...

As the Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on the Maharashtra political crisis today, . Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said the bench would be delivering two judgments tomorrow. The five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha was dealing with the issue related to Maharashtra political crisis. Afterwards, Shinde formed a coalition government in Maharashtra with the BJP. On June 30, 2022, Shinde was appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and Devendra Fadnavis from the BJP was appointed as his deputy. The Shinde and Thackeray factions of the Sena have been locked in a battle since then. After he was appointed as the new CM of Maharashtra, Shinde was put on floor test which he won in the Maharashtra legislative assembly with 164 votes polled in favour of him, 99 against. In October 2022, the EC had allotted the flaming torch — mashal — as the election symbol to the Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction. The EC also allotted the name 'Shiv Sena — Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' to Uddhav's faction. Later in February, the The Election Commission of India gave team Eknath Shinde the "bow and arrow" symbol and allowed to keep the name "Shiv Sena". Apart from this, the ECI awarded rival Uddhav Thackeray faction the name "Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray" and the "flaming torch" symbol. SC case today: The SC will pronouce its verdict on the disqualification of 16 're...

By Adarsh T R: Has the tussle over the ‘real’ Shiv Sena really ended after the Election Commission of India (ECI) allotted the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol and the name ‘Shiv Sena’ to team Eknath Shinde? The reactions from the former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp show a different picture. The Uddhav faction has filed a petition against the EC order and, as per sources, they are trying to complete the process for urgent mentioning. Earlier on Saturday, Uddhav asked his supporters to teach a lesson to the "thief" who stole the party's bow and arrow symbol and the supporters, protesting against the order, accused the EC of acting at the behest of the Narendra Modi government. Eknath Shinde has also claimed Shiv Sena party assembly office in Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan. READ | As the fight continues, here's a quick recap on the Thackeray-Shinde battle for the Shiv Sena, founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966. ALSO READ | BJP-SHINDE GOVERNMENT Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai from Assam with the rebel MLAs and, after days of high drama, took oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy. While it was speculated that Devendra Fadnavis would return as the Maharashtra CM of the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance, in an unexpected turn of events, he announced that Eknath Shinde would be the next CM. On July 4, Eknath Shinde won the crucial floor test in the state Assembly with 164 votes polled in favour of him. BATTLE FOR SENA The...