Mumbai: Senior Congressmen Urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to convene a special session of the state legislature on Wednesday floor test In view of the fluid political situation created by the rebellion in Shiv Sena,
A senior Congressman said that even three days after the revolt by Shiv Sena MLAs, there was no end to the standoff. Thackeray must approach to regain the initiative and put the rebels on the defensive Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari And press for a special legislative session, he said. “This will give us an opportunity to prove our majority on the floor of the House. We are sure that despite Shinde’s tall claims, we have a majority,” he said.
The tri-party combination of Shiv Sena (with 55 MLAs), NCP (53) and Congress (44) currently has a majority in the 288-member assembly, but the Eknath Khadse faction with 42 MLAs has asked Thackeray to leave the alliance.
The Congress leader expressed hope that many rebel MLAs may back out after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s emotional appeal on Wednesday. “So far no Shiv Sena MLA has informed Shiv Sena whip Ajay Chaudhary that he has left Shiv Sena and joined Shinde camp,” he said.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal He said that the party remains intact despite talk of split in Shiv Sena. He said that there are reports of impending bifurcation in the media, but nothing is on record in the state legislature. Bhujbal said, “We have read that 40 Shiv Sena MLAs have resigned, but the legislature secretariat has no such information, no Shiv Sena MLA has resigned.”
A Congress minister said the Shiv Sena will have to act swiftly and submit a letter to the governor for a special session. He added that if Shinde takes the lead in demanding a floor test, the MVA will be in trouble. “If Shinde submits a letter to the Raj Bhavan claiming that there are a large number of rebels and the government is in a minority, the governor has a few months to recommend President’s rule and then invite the leader of the second largest party. In that event, Devendra Fadnavis, being the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of the single largest party, would be invited to form the government,” he said.
He said Shinde and other MLAs had revolted on June 20, but there has been no communication from his side to the Shiv Sena chief or the Legislative Assembly secretariat saying that he intends to leave the Shiv Sena and form a new party.
However, a leader close to the rebels said that “there is no need for Shinde to form a new party. Since Shinde has said that he has a two-thirds majority, he represents the parent Shiv Sena and at an appropriate time, he claims Will present it. To form the government. He is busy completing legal formalities as per the provisions of the Representation of the People Act.”
A senior Congressman said that even three days after the revolt by Shiv Sena MLAs, there was no end to the standoff. Thackeray must approach to regain the initiative and put the rebels on the defensive Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari And press for a special legislative session, he said. “This will give us an opportunity to prove our majority on the floor of the House. We are sure that despite Shinde’s tall claims, we have a majority,” he said.
The tri-party combination of Shiv Sena (with 55 MLAs), NCP (53) and Congress (44) currently has a majority in the 288-member assembly, but the Eknath Khadse faction with 42 MLAs has asked Thackeray to leave the alliance.
The Congress leader expressed hope that many rebel MLAs may back out after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s emotional appeal on Wednesday. “So far no Shiv Sena MLA has informed Shiv Sena whip Ajay Chaudhary that he has left Shiv Sena and joined Shinde camp,” he said.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal He said that the party remains intact despite talk of split in Shiv Sena. He said that there are reports of impending bifurcation in the media, but nothing is on record in the state legislature. Bhujbal said, “We have read that 40 Shiv Sena MLAs have resigned, but the legislature secretariat has no such information, no Shiv Sena MLA has resigned.”
A Congress minister said the Shiv Sena will have to act swiftly and submit a letter to the governor for a special session. He added that if Shinde takes the lead in demanding a floor test, the MVA will be in trouble. “If Shinde submits a letter to the Raj Bhavan claiming that there are a large number of rebels and the government is in a minority, the governor has a few months to recommend President’s rule and then invite the leader of the second largest party. In that event, Devendra Fadnavis, being the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of the single largest party, would be invited to form the government,” he said.
He said Shinde and other MLAs had revolted on June 20, but there has been no communication from his side to the Shiv Sena chief or the Legislative Assembly secretariat saying that he intends to leave the Shiv Sena and form a new party.
However, a leader close to the rebels said that “there is no need for Shinde to form a new party. Since Shinde has said that he has a two-thirds majority, he represents the parent Shiv Sena and at an appropriate time, he claims Will present it. To form the government. He is busy completing legal formalities as per the provisions of the Representation of the People Act.”