Maharashtra’s ruling coalition is battling its worst crisis since coming into existence in 2019, on June 21 after senior Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde revolted against the party and moved some MLAs to BJP-ruled Gujarat. Due to which a big question mark has been put on the stability of both. Two and a half year old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government
Maharashtra’s ruling coalition is battling its worst crisis since coming into existence in 2019, on June 21 after senior Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde revolted against the party and moved some MLAs to BJP-ruled Gujarat. Due to which a big question mark has been put on the stability of both. Two and a half year old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government
After the election results, Shiv Sena leader and MVA minister Eknath Shinde is said to have taken 11 party MLAs With him there is likely to be a rebellion within the saffron party against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. A total of 12 Shiv Sena MLAs cross-voted in favor of BJP candidates in the council elections held on Monday.
Shiv Sena removed Eknath Shinde from the post of Legislature Party leader.
Sources in Surat confirmed that over a dozen MLAs from Maharashtra have been kept at Le Meridien Hotel. “The MLAs conducted a late night investigation,” sources said, adding that heavy police force is deployed in the area where the hotel is located.
“An attempt is being made to use the Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka pattern in Maharashtra. But it won’t work here. You cannot attack Shiv Sena like in other states,” said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
Hundreds of party workers gathered at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai, the number increasing by the hour, most of them angry with the challenge posed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Two consecutive defeats by the ruling MVA candidates in the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections and the rebellion of senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde pushed the Uddhav Thackeray government to the brink and gave the BJP an edge in Maharashtra with the spotlight on former chief minister Devendra Singh. Fadnavis.
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The result of the elections held for 10 seats of Maharashtra Council was spectacular. With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) once again winning the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) – After Rajya Sabha elections – by winning five out of ten seats. In what could be a worrying situation for the state government, three MLAs each from Congress and Shiv Sena cross-voted in a secret ballot held on Monday.
here are the latest updates
8:08 am
Rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena reach Assam
A chartered flight carrying Shiv Sena MLAs, who rebelled against the party that brought trouble to the MVA government in Maharashtra, arrived here early on Wednesday.
Sources said the flight from Surat in Gujarat landed at the popular Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati at around 6.30 am.
The exact number of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who were traveling in the plane was not immediately known, but there were 89 passengers, including the crew, on board, sources said. -PTI
at 8 am
I have 40 MLAs with me: Shinde claims Guwahati
Eknath Shinde, the leader of rebellion in the ruling Shiv Sena, on Wednesday claimed that he has 40 MLAs with him.
Arriving at the Guwahati airport, Mr. Shinde spoke to reporters for the first time since his decision to revolt against his own party.
21 June
Shiv Sena accommodates its MLAs in hotels in Mumbai to avoid poaching
Shiv Sena has kept its MLAs in various hotels in Mumbai after senior Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde rebelled against the party and camped in Gujarat’s Surat along with some disgruntled MLAs. An MLA gave this information on Tuesday night.
The city MLA said the party MLAs have been kept in various hotels in Mumbai.
The MLA said that this has been done to avoid poaching of MLAs. -PTI
Policemen stand guard outside his residence, amid speculation that Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is joining the BJP, in Thane on June 21, 2022. photo credit: PTI
21 June
Shinde urged Thackeray to enhance ties with BJP: Shiv Sena leader
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde had on Monday urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to renew the party’s alliance with the BJP, a senior Shiv Sena leader claimed.
The leader said Mr Thackeray had sent his confidant Milind Narvekar and Mr Shinde’s aide Ravindra Phatak to Surat to talk to the rebel leader, who has been camping there since Monday night along with other Shiv Sena MLAs. The leader said that a call was made to Mr. Thackeray from Surat. -PTI
21 June
Shiv Sena Minister Shinde meets MLA Nitin Deshmukh at Surat hospital
Sources said Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde, who is camping at a hotel in Gujarat’s Surat city along with other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, met party MLA Nitin Deshmukh at the civil hospital here on Tuesday night.
He said that Mr. Deshmukh was taken from the hotel to the Civil Hospital on Monday night itself after his health deteriorated, but did not elaborate on the nature of his illness, due to which he was admitted to the hospital. -PTI
21 June
BJP exploring possibilities of government formation in Maharashtra: BJP leader
A senior Maharashtra BJP leader said on Tuesday evening that his party was exploring the possibility of government formation in the state amid the crisis in the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi due to revolt by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, while party leaders held several meetings. to strengthen the strategy.
Speaking to PTI on condition of anonymity, the leader, who served as a minister in the former Devendra Fadnavis government, said that “our priority is for smooth transition of power”. -PTI