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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the test of strength in the State Assembly. In the 288-member House, 164 MLAs voted for the motion of confidence, while 99 voted against it. The test of strength camea day after BJP's Rahul Narwekar was elected Speaker. The newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader. A letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar reinstates Mr Shinde as the Shiv Sena's legislative party leader and also recognises the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp as the chief whip of the Sena, removing Sunil Prabhu, who belongs to the Thackeray faction. Here are the Highlights on the Maharashtra Crisis: Raosaheb Danve Patil said, "It will be decided by the Speaker. If both the parties will go to the court, then the court will take further decision on it." Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Sunday. Arvind Sawant demanded rebel MLAs' disqualification along with the new Assembly Speaker, Rahul Narvekar. Arvind Sawant had said, "39 of our MLAs did not follow our whip and did not follow the order of the party, so we have demanded their disqualification from the new Assembly Speaker, Rahul Narvekar." "People taunt that it's an ED government. Yes, it's an ED government, of Eknath-Devendra," - Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis employed some wordplay in the as...

Maharashtra Political row LIVE updates: The newly-formed Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra won the floor test today by a 164-99 margin. With this, Shinde proved his government's majority and cemented his position as chief minister of the state and the leader of the Shiv Sena. In the trust vote, 164 votes were polled in favour of Shinde, while 99 votes were polled against the newly formed BJP-Shinde camp coalition. This comes after Sunday's big win where BJP's Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker. The special two-day session of the State Legislative Assembly follows a high-voltage political drama that saw a rebel faction led by Shinde overthrow the Maha Vikas Aghadi regime and come to power in alliance with the BJP. Two of my children died in front of my eyes...: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde breaks down in Assembly Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today broke down while delivering his maiden speech as CM in the Maharashtra Assembly. Alleging that there were threats to his family members when he revolted against Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde narrated how he lost two of his children and was backed by Shiv Sena leader late Anand Dighe during the tough times. Maharashtra Politics LIVE Updates: Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena issues notices to disqualify MLAs who violated whip, says Bharat Gogawale A few hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced to take actiopn against those MLAs who violated whip to be present in the state Legislative a...

As the probability of a political crisis in Maharashtra intensifies, The latest crisioes comes as a flashpoint between Shiv Sena and BJP, who were allies for decades before parting ways. Here are ten big points to this story • • Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to hold an urgent meeting with the MLAs of the ruling Sena-NCP-Congress combine on Tuesday afternoon. • Shiv Sena has decided to remove Eknath Shinde as its Legislative party leader, Sewri MLA Ajay Chaudhary to be the new Shiv Sena Legislative Party leader • Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said expressed confidence in Shinde and called him a “a true Shiv Sainik", he said that the minister “would return without any conditions". Raut also said the spituation was under control and asserted that they were in touch with the MLAs in Gujarat “who were not being allowed to leave". • The crisis comes a day after the legislative council elections were held and the BJP won five seats while the Sena and the NCP won two seats each. The Congress managed to win just one. The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine has 165 MLAs in the 288-member house, while the BJP has 121 MLAs. • “Efforts are being made to topple the MVA government but the BJP has to remember that Maharashtra is very different from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh," Raut underlined, while speaking to reporters. • The BJP, however, has not yet said it is linked to the crisis. “We're minutely observing the turn of events. It's a little premature to say that it...

Maharashtra political crisis: Tensions continue to mount in for the state Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state after all 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs wrote a letter to the Legislative Assembly's deputy speaker, declaring that Eknath Shinde remains their leader in House. The lawmakers sidelined Uddhav Thackeray in the party that was founded by his father Bal Thackeray Maharashtra political crisis: Here are top 10 developments 1 - Shortly after the Uddhav Thackeray faction filed disqualification applications for 12 rebels, Shinde on Thursday sent a letter to the deputy speaker, signed by Sena MLAs, who are currently staying with him in Guwahati. The names of MLAs mentioned in the application include - Eknath Shinde, Tanaji Sawant, Mahesh Shinde, Abdul Sattar, Sandipanrao Bhumre, Bharatshet Gogawale, Sanjay Shirsat, Yamini Jadhav, Lata Chandrakant, Anil Babar, Prakash Surve and Balaji Kinikar 2 - The letter to the Maharashtra Assembly deputy speaker, by Shinde and rebel MLAs, also informed that Sena MLA Bharat Gogawale has been appointed as chief whip of the legislature party in place of Sunil Prabhu Have taken serious note of death threat received by Sharad Pawar, says Maha CM Eknath Shinde Mumbai police nabs two people in connection with death threats to Sanjay Raut 3 - Shinde reacted to the threats given to 12 MLAs who skipped the legislature party meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. In a tweet he wrote, "Who are you trying to threaten? We know your gimmicks and ...

Maharashtra Political Crisis Updates: Uddhav Thackeray Resigns as CM After SC Orders Floor Test; BJP Likely to Form Govt on July 1 Maharashtra Political Crisis Updates: The BJP has urged Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to direct the crisis-hit MVA government to prove its majority in the assembly Maharashtra Political Crisis Updates: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he will reach Mumbai on Thursday morning. Shinde told reporters in Guwahati, where a large group of MLAs backing him is camping for a week, that he will reach Mumbai along with all his group legislators. Shinde, who stepped out of the luxury hotel in Guwahati, the rebel group’s home for the last week, said he had offered prayers at Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple for peace and prosperity of the people of Maharashtra. The opposition BJP on Tuesday night urged Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to direct the Addressing the state after Supreme Court order floor test in Maharashtra assembly, Uddhav Thackeray said, “I am very satisfied with the cabinet meeting today… Those who ran auto rickshaw and handcart we made them MP’s MLA’s. Those who I give everything have done this. I want to thank the Governor but some list pending with you from two and half years. All those who have rebelled, I want to ask them who are you upset with? Me, Congress, or NCP. I as Shiv Sainik thought of you as one of us.” A day before the Maharashtra floor test, Mumbai gets a new police commissioner. Accord...

Maharashtra political crisis: Tensions continue to mount in for the state Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state after all 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs wrote a letter to the Legislative Assembly's deputy speaker, declaring that Eknath Shinde remains their leader in House. The lawmakers sidelined Uddhav Thackeray in the party that was founded by his father Bal Thackeray Maharashtra political crisis: Here are top 10 developments 1 - Shortly after the Uddhav Thackeray faction filed disqualification applications for 12 rebels, Shinde on Thursday sent a letter to the deputy speaker, signed by Sena MLAs, who are currently staying with him in Guwahati. The names of MLAs mentioned in the application include - Eknath Shinde, Tanaji Sawant, Mahesh Shinde, Abdul Sattar, Sandipanrao Bhumre, Bharatshet Gogawale, Sanjay Shirsat, Yamini Jadhav, Lata Chandrakant, Anil Babar, Prakash Surve and Balaji Kinikar 2 - The letter to the Maharashtra Assembly deputy speaker, by Shinde and rebel MLAs, also informed that Sena MLA Bharat Gogawale has been appointed as chief whip of the legislature party in place of Sunil Prabhu Have taken serious note of death threat received by Sharad Pawar, says Maha CM Eknath Shinde Mumbai police nabs two people in connection with death threats to Sanjay Raut 3 - Shinde reacted to the threats given to 12 MLAs who skipped the legislature party meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. In a tweet he wrote, "Who are you trying to threaten? We know your gimmicks and ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the test of strength in the State Assembly. In the 288-member House, 164 MLAs voted for the motion of confidence, while 99 voted against it. The test of strength camea day after BJP's Rahul Narwekar was elected Speaker. The newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader. A letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar reinstates Mr Shinde as the Shiv Sena's legislative party leader and also recognises the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp as the chief whip of the Sena, removing Sunil Prabhu, who belongs to the Thackeray faction. Here are the Highlights on the Maharashtra Crisis: Raosaheb Danve Patil said, "It will be decided by the Speaker. If both the parties will go to the court, then the court will take further decision on it." Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Sunday. Arvind Sawant demanded rebel MLAs' disqualification along with the new Assembly Speaker, Rahul Narvekar. Arvind Sawant had said, "39 of our MLAs did not follow our whip and did not follow the order of the party, so we have demanded their disqualification from the new Assembly Speaker, Rahul Narvekar." "People taunt that it's an ED government. Yes, it's an ED government, of Eknath-Devendra," - Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis employed some wordplay in the as...

As the probability of a political crisis in Maharashtra intensifies, The latest crisioes comes as a flashpoint between Shiv Sena and BJP, who were allies for decades before parting ways. Here are ten big points to this story • • Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to hold an urgent meeting with the MLAs of the ruling Sena-NCP-Congress combine on Tuesday afternoon. • Shiv Sena has decided to remove Eknath Shinde as its Legislative party leader, Sewri MLA Ajay Chaudhary to be the new Shiv Sena Legislative Party leader • Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said expressed confidence in Shinde and called him a “a true Shiv Sainik", he said that the minister “would return without any conditions". Raut also said the spituation was under control and asserted that they were in touch with the MLAs in Gujarat “who were not being allowed to leave". • The crisis comes a day after the legislative council elections were held and the BJP won five seats while the Sena and the NCP won two seats each. The Congress managed to win just one. The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine has 165 MLAs in the 288-member house, while the BJP has 121 MLAs. • “Efforts are being made to topple the MVA government but the BJP has to remember that Maharashtra is very different from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh," Raut underlined, while speaking to reporters. • The BJP, however, has not yet said it is linked to the crisis. “We're minutely observing the turn of events. It's a little premature to say that it...

Maharashtra Political row LIVE updates: The newly-formed Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra won the floor test today by a 164-99 margin. With this, Shinde proved his government's majority and cemented his position as chief minister of the state and the leader of the Shiv Sena. In the trust vote, 164 votes were polled in favour of Shinde, while 99 votes were polled against the newly formed BJP-Shinde camp coalition. This comes after Sunday's big win where BJP's Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker. The special two-day session of the State Legislative Assembly follows a high-voltage political drama that saw a rebel faction led by Shinde overthrow the Maha Vikas Aghadi regime and come to power in alliance with the BJP. Two of my children died in front of my eyes...: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde breaks down in Assembly Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today broke down while delivering his maiden speech as CM in the Maharashtra Assembly. Alleging that there were threats to his family members when he revolted against Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde narrated how he lost two of his children and was backed by Shiv Sena leader late Anand Dighe during the tough times. Maharashtra Politics LIVE Updates: Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena issues notices to disqualify MLAs who violated whip, says Bharat Gogawale A few hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced to take actiopn against those MLAs who violated whip to be present in the state Legislative a...

Maharashtra Political Crisis Updates: Uddhav Thackeray Resigns as CM After SC Orders Floor Test; BJP Likely to Form Govt on July 1 Maharashtra Political Crisis Updates: The BJP has urged Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to direct the crisis-hit MVA government to prove its majority in the assembly Maharashtra Political Crisis Updates: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he will reach Mumbai on Thursday morning. Shinde told reporters in Guwahati, where a large group of MLAs backing him is camping for a week, that he will reach Mumbai along with all his group legislators. Shinde, who stepped out of the luxury hotel in Guwahati, the rebel group’s home for the last week, said he had offered prayers at Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple for peace and prosperity of the people of Maharashtra. The opposition BJP on Tuesday night urged Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to direct the Addressing the state after Supreme Court order floor test in Maharashtra assembly, Uddhav Thackeray said, “I am very satisfied with the cabinet meeting today… Those who ran auto rickshaw and handcart we made them MP’s MLA’s. Those who I give everything have done this. I want to thank the Governor but some list pending with you from two and half years. All those who have rebelled, I want to ask them who are you upset with? Me, Congress, or NCP. I as Shiv Sainik thought of you as one of us.” A day before the Maharashtra floor test, Mumbai gets a new police commissioner. Accord...