Eknath Shinde sworn in Maharashtra Chief Minister with BJP support
India | December 17, 2022 13:12 ISTEknath Shinde said that the BJP has 120 MLAs but despite that Devendra Fadnavis didn't take the post of CM. I express my gratitude to him.
Eknath Shinde said that the BJP has 120 MLAs but despite that Devendra Fadnavis didn't take the post of CM. I express my gratitude to him.
BJP's national president JP Nadda was speaking an hour after the CM announcement was made by Fadnavis after meeting Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari along with Shinde at Raj Bhavan.
Devendra Fadnavis's announcement defied expectations that he would return as chief minister with the support of the Shinde faction.
A chartered flight carrying the breakaway MLAs landed at the Dabolim airport in Goa on Wednesday night from Guwahati. They are staying in a luxury hotel at Dona Paula.
A vacation bench of Supreme Court Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala refused to interfere with the Governor's direction to the MVA government to prove its majority in the Assembly on June 30.
Aaj Ki Baat Super Exclusive: Amid numerous speculations and an impending floor test, Uddhav Thackeray who was the Chief Minister of Mahashtra for the last two and a half years tendered his resignation to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. All eyes are now set on how BJP will form the new government with the support of Eknath Shinde.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil fed sweets to Fadnavis. Senior BJP leaders Sudhir Mungantiwar and Girish Mahajan were also present.
I had come (to power) in an unexpected manner and I am going out in a similar fashion, Uddhav Thackeray said as he announced his resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister during Facebook LIVE address today.
The Supreme Court has also allowed jailed NCP leaders Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh to participate in the proceedings of the floor test.
Earlier, the apex court on June 27 had kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings against rebel Shiv Sena MLAs before the Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly till July 11, and also sought responses from the state government and others on their pleas questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification.
Taking a dig at the governor, Sanjay Raut said the Raj Bhavan has acted at a "jet speed even faster than Rafale" after BJP leaders met him, urging him to seek a trust vote.
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also asked Uddhav Thackeray led-Shiv Sena group how can floor test impacts the disqualification process or interfere with the powers of the speaker to conduct disqualification proceeding.
Maharashtra Crisis: According to sources, before Devendra Fadnavis landed at the Raj Bhavan, eight Independent MLAs, who were earlier associated with the Shiv Sena, sent emails from Guwahati -- where the rebel group headed by Shinde is camping -- seeking floor test at the earliest.
In this Sena vs Sena battle, Eknath Shinde's camp had earlier asked Uddhav to leave this unnatural Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance and patch up with the BJP, however, no such move was made by the chief minister.
Uddhav wanted to resign as Maharashtra Chief Minister after the Facebook LIVE he conducted on June 22 but was stopped by Sharad Pawar, sources said.
Addressing a press conference, Khadse, a former BJP leader, said the identity of this "powerful force" would be out in the open in the coming days, adding that he had never seen the state go through such a volatile situation in his 40-year political career.
Tempers continue to run high among party workers following the division within the Shiv Sena which has put in doubt the survival of the ruling MVA govt headed by CM Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has upped the ante and said those who want to leave can do so and also tore into the BJP, saying it wants to 'finish off Shiv Sena'.
Maharashtra political crisis: Several Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde have revolted against the party, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra into a crisis.
The Sena has been witnessing the rebellion within the party after Eknath Shinde broke away and formed a rebel group with the support of several legislators. Shinde is currently camping with at least 38 rebel MLAs of the Sena and 10 independents in Guwahati.
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