The first cabinet meeting of the Eknath Shinde government after expansion, is scheduled to take place later on Wednesday in Mumbai. The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet took place on Tuesday with a total of 18 MLAs– 9 each from the Bharatiya Janata Party and rest 9 from the Shinde-led Shiv […]
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Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde to visit Nanded today
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is scheduled to visit Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Monday. The visit comes on the heels of the expulsion of Shiv Sena’s Nanded district chief Umesh Munde and several other leaders for indulging in “anti-party activities”. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray had on Sunday sacked Munde […]
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Eknath Shinde faction MLA Uday Samant’s vehicle attacked in Pune, Maharashtra CM calls it ‘act of cowardice’
Uday Samant, MLA from Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde faction, whose vehicle was attacked by some people in Pune’s Katraj Chowk on Tuesday, said that the police will investigate if the attackers were following him or the Chief Minister. Earlier on Tuesday, Samant’s vehicle was attacked by some people while […]
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“Two-man cabinet”, NCP leader Jayant Patil takes a dig at Eknath Shinde govt
Taking a dig at the delayed allotment of portfolios by the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra, NCP’s state chief Jayant Patil said only a “two-man cabinet” was functional and problems of people due to the flood-like situation and other issues were being ignored. Patil also suggested that differences between the alliance partners […]
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Uddhav Thackeray camp moves SC to stay proceedings before ECI on Eknath Shinde’s claim
Uddhav Thackeray-led camp of Shiv Sena on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to stay the proceedings before the Election Commission of India on Eknath Shinde group’s claim for recognition as ‘real’ Shiv Sena. Filing the application, Subhash Desai, the General Secretary of Shiv Sena, said that Election Commission can’t decide the matter since […]
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ECI asks Uddhav Thackeray,Eknath Shinde factions to ‘submit documentary evidence’ to prove majority in Shiv Sena
Election Commission of India on Saturday asked new rivals in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde (two camps of a party), who approached the poll body to stake claim over Bal Thackeray-founded outfit, to submit documentary evidence to prove that they have the majority members in the Shiv Sena. The […]
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Eknath Shinde vs Uddhav Thackeray: SC hears pleas of Shiv Sena factions
The Supreme Court began hearing on Wednesday petitions filed by both factions of the Shiv Sena relating to the control of Shiv Sena party and the recent political crisis in Maharashtra, which brought down the Mahavikas Aghadi (Congress-Shiv Sena-NCP) government in the state. A bench led by Chief Justice of […]
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Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis meet Amit Shah, hold discussions on new Maharashtra Govt
Maharashtra’s newly appointed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday. Discussions took place among the three leaders regarding the new government to be formed in Maharashtra and many other subjects. “Newly appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met him and wished him […]
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Eknath Shinde: BJP had more numbers, supported us for our Hindutva position, development agenda
BJP’s support to the government led by him shows that the party is not only for power but for ideology also, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday and noted that the MLAs who had carried out revolt which forced Uddhav Thackeray to resign had taken a “Hindutva position”. In […]
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Shiv Sena calls Eknath Shinde’s trust vote victory ‘stolen majority’
A day after Eknath Shinde won the Vote of Confidence in the Maharashtra Assembly, Shiv Sena on Tuesday termed the victory as “stolen majority” and said that it was “not the belief of the people” of the state. The party also took a jibe at Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis […]
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Maharashtra Assembly:Eknath Shinde wins Trust Vote with 164-99 margin
The new Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtara won the floor test on Monday by a 164-99 margin, proving his government’s majority and cementing his position as chief minister of the state and the leader of the Shiv Sena. 164 votes were polled in favour of Shinde, while 99 votes were […]
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Ahead of Maharashtra Floor Test, Eknath Shinde reinstated as Shiv Sena legislative party leader
Ahead of today’s crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, the newly-appointed Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader and reinstated Shinde in the position. On Sunday a letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar reinstated Shinde as […]
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Eknath Shinde Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to face floor test today
Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government faces a floor test today 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 comes after a high-voltage political drama in the state where a new government led by rebel Shiv Sena MLA […]
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Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde’s government to face Vote of Confidence on July 4
The newly formed Eknath Shinde’s government in Maharashtra will face a Vote of Confidence on July 4, to prove its majority in the State Assembly. The Special Session of the Maharashtra Assembly will be held on July 3 and 4. On July 2 the nomination for Speaker’s election will be filed and on July 3 Speaker’s […]
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Uddhav Thackeray camp moves Supreme Court seeking CM Eknath Shinde’s suspension from House
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on July 11 the plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from Maharashtra Assembly of new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and […]