Eknath Shinde

In a shocking twist to the week-long Maharashtra political tussle, Shiv Sena strongman Eknath Shinde was announced as the Chief Minister by Devendra ...

In the briefing, Fadnavis announced that BJP Legislature Party and the Shiv Sena Legislature Party, under Eknath Shinde, along with 16 independent MLAs have come together to form the government. “Whatever happened in the last two-and-a-half years was described by Fadnavis. Our work was stalled,” said Eknath Shinde, adding that the Sena-BJP alliance was a natural alliance. The swearing-in ceremony of Eknath Shinde will take place at 7:30 pm.

Eknath Shinde, who rebelled from the Shiv Sena earlier this month and was camping in Guwahati for nine days before arriving in Goa, returned to Mumbai ...

On 28 June, Fadnavis went to the governor asking for a floor test. The BJP and the Shiv Sena are former allies. “We have decided to give support to Eknath Shinde and his group.

Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Devendra Fadnavis his deputy on Thursday, as the BJP capped the coup that unseated ...

"It's not a question of who is the real Shiv Sena. We have the legal majority and thus ours is the legislature party," he said. He also said the rebels did not betray Uddhav Thackeray and still have love and respect for him. They had a bigger mandate, yet they made me the Chief Minister. Who does that?"

From legal hassles to a takeover of the Shiv Sena, there are several reasons why the BJP made Eknath Shinde the CM.

Now, the BJP would gain power in the BMC in some form or the other. Even if the Sena rebels overcame the legal challenges and a BJP-led government was formed in Maharashtra, it would have pushed Uddhav Thackeray and much of the Sena rank and file towards the UPA camp. In addition to the Lok Sabha election, a more immediate milestone would be the BMC election. Against a combined NCP-Congress-Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) alliance, the NDA would have incurred heavy losses. Even if the suspension would have been revoked, the status of the entire set of rebels would still be uncertain. An alliance between Uddhav Thackeray's Sena, NCP, and Congress would have been a formidable one and put forward a strong fight in the 48 seats of Maharashtra. So, splitting away from the Sena may have been detrimental to many of their careers. Now, the BJP has made it happen. And the priority became to somehow preserve their identity as Shiv Sainiks. Since the beginning of Shinde's rebellion, The Quint has been reporting that there are two groups even within the rebel MLA camp. The Maharashtra Assembly deputy speaker suspended 16 MLAs under the advise of the Shiv Sena leadership. I will provide full support and co-operation to the government," Devendra Fadnavis had said.

Eknath Shinde may now be seen as the man who divided the Sena but three decades ago he had all the elements of that made the party what it is, or was.

By 2018, differences emerged and Uddhav Thackeray even claimed the party will fight elections on "genuine Hindutva". But the formal breakup was still a year away. By 2005, he had become an MLA and the Thane district president of the Shiv Sena. An alliance with the umbrella Hindutva party, the BJP, was stitched up too, and the Sena had its first chief minister in Maharashtra, Manohar Joshi in 1995. And his political rise in the 1990s coincided with Bal Thackeray embracing Hindutva to make a statewide push and gain a nationwide image. When Eknath Shinde and fellow Shiv Sena mutineers were still camping in faraway Guwahati -- the endgame still about a week away -- posters came up in his stronghold of Thane near Mumbai, showing him with two other men. Eknath Shinde may now be seen as the man who divided the Sena but three decades ago he had all the elements that made the party what it is, or was.

Shinde, a four-time MLA, began oath taking by paying tributes to late Shiv Sena leaders Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe, his political mentor in Thane district.

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Starting out as a grassroots Sena worker, Shinde (58) rose to become the most senior Sena minister in the Uddhav Thackeray government where he handled the ...

In the very following year, Shinde was selected to the coveted position of Shiv Sena Thane District Head. Because of his commitment to the Sena's cause, he was granted the opportunity to run for Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) corporator in 1997, which he went on to win with a sizable majority. Eknath Sambhaji Shinde is a Shiv Sena politician and current member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi seat in the Thane district.

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Thackeray said he was not going away forever and will be around to gather all his people. “The Shinde-led government will resolve issues which have been stalled for last two and a half years effectively.” He added he will not be part of the government. Shinde, who led the rebels, was expected to be sworn in as the deputy chief minister and Fadnavis as the chief minister after losing power in 2019 when the Shiv Sena walked out of a pre-poll alliance with the BJP and formed a government in alliance with Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party. Thackeray’s resignation culminated Fadnavis’s campaign to topple the MVA government.

The vote of confidence of the new government will be held on July 2.

Earlier, Mr. Fadnavis said Mr. Uddhav Thackeray, despite repeated requests by his MLAs, had refused to quit the alliance of the Congress and the NCP. We in the BJP have been saying that this government will fall and we also said that we will not impose elections on the people of the State. Therefore, when Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde decided to break away, we at the BJP extended support to him along with independent MLAs. BJP does not work for the CM’s post but for Hindutva and development. “Our 50 and the BJP ‘s 120 will make it the strongest ever government which will walk on the path of Balasaheb’s Hindutva and will have the vision of development of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,“ he said. Mr. Fadnavis, who earlier stated that 16 independent MLAs were with the new government, said Cabinet expansion would take place in the coming days. The Speaker will be elected on the first day of the session. Mr. Shinde, who revolted against former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 20, was joined by around 39 Sena MLAs and 11 independents. Union Home Minister Amit Shah too tweeted saying that Mr. Fadnavis would join the government. Mr. Thackeray had resigned as the Chief Minister on Wednesday night. I will do what it takes for progress and development. At a press conference prior to the swearing-in ceremony, Mr. Fadnavis announced that the BJP would support Mr. Shinde as Chief Minister and claimed that he would not be the part of the Cabinet. Hours after his announcement, sensing discontent within the State unit of the party, BJP national president J.P. Nadda said the party had taken a decision to support Mr. Shinde, and Mr. Fadnavis too would join the government. Mr. Fadnavis too was greeted by loud sloganeering as he asked people to remain calm to continue with the oath taking. Initially, only two chairs were kept at the Darbar Hall where the swearing-in ceremony took place.

Mumbai: As Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde and the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis announced plans for the next Maharashtra government this evening, there was a big ...

In 2019, the BJP could not form government despite winning the election in an alliance with the Shiv Sena, its oldest ally. Mr Fadnavis was widely tipped to be the Chief Minister, with Mr Shinde as his deputy. The Thackerays commanded complete devotion from the party, and their word was final.

Such public display of confusion is not known in a party with its strict emphasis on planning and discipline. But if Fadnavis appeared to be not in the know ...

It shows the character of our party and our leader and that we are not working for power but for our ideology… The BJP leader who was a surprise choice for CM in 2014 was also seen to have risen too fast in a party that prefers its ranks to keep a low-profile. On Thursday evening, even as Fadnavis announced at a press conference in Mumbai that Shinde will be the next CM while he would not be a part of the government, in the national capital, Nadda declared that the BJP leader would be Deputy CM. ”Fadnavis has just now announced that Eknath Shinde will be the CM of Maharashtra and he will not be part of the government. Other leaders such as Vinod Tawde and Chandraskhekhar Bawankule also suspected Fadnavis’s hand in the denial of tickets to them in the 2019 Assembly polls, and were in fact accommodated by the BJP later. With Lok Sabha and Assembly elections scheduled in 2024, the BJP sees very little time left for it to fast-track its mega flagship projects, and Fadnavis, having been CM earlier, could be best placed to push them. Fadnavis in fact visited the national capital twice to hold discussions with both Home Minister Amit Shah and Nadda, but was not apparently given the full picture.

Former chief minister and Shiv Sena party chief, Uddhav Thackeray, was merely responding to his moves. Shinde first moved to Surat, along with 16 MLAs, all ...

“With Shinde claiming “I am the real Shiv Sena” and that two-third numbers are with me; this makes Thackeray group a rebelling camp. Whether he chooses to go with Shinde, or chooses to take a legal path, this will be clearer only in the days to come. Now that Shinde has continued to maintain that he is the “real” Sena, it would have to be proved before the assembly speaker as to who is the real Sena here, Venkatesan adds. With Thackeray appearing fragile in his party, the real threat would be to reign control over the Sena corporators in the city. Shinde has maintained that he is the “real Sena” and he never abandoned the party. Now with the change in government, the application before the Supreme Court could well be infructuous, says V. Venkatesan, editor of Leaflet and author of the book Constitutional Conundrums: Challenges to India’s Democratic Process. If Thackeray and his camp wishes, they will have to file a fresh petition now. Their candidature was decided by Thackeray ji, he continues to be the one that runs the real Shiv Sena party,” said a senior party leader. Thackeray’s camp has also claimed that Shinde’s “whip” (which is considered a binding direction on the party) is not valid. While Shinde is the new chief minister, Fadnavis is the state deputy chief minister. On June 30, Shinde finally returned to Mumbai after 10 days and addressed the press with former state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on his side. He showed the power of taking such a large number of MLAs to Guwahati. He inspired people to quit Shiv Sena. I don’t know if it happened earlier. While congratulating Shinde on the new position, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on June 30 commented on the BJP’s claims that it had nothing to do with the Maharshtra political crisis.

Dare, which has only about 30 houses, is situated on the banks of the Koyna river in a remote, backward belt, about 70 km from the hill town Mahableshwar, ...

“The children have to cross the river to attend school and the ailing residents of these villages have to travel a long distance for medical assistance. The area does not have proper roads and is connected only by a bridge on the Koyna river. Nalawade said he is confident that Shinde will resolve the issue in the interest of the affected villagers. The villagers are very happy and are hopeful of seeing development in the village,” said Laxman Shinde, sarpanch of Dare village. It is a proud moment for us,” said the sarpanch. Most of its houses are locked as their inhabitants are migrant labourers who work in Mumbai and Pune in the absence of any regular source of income in the village.

Such public display of confusion is not known in a party with its strict emphasis on planning and discipline. But if Devendra Fadnavis appeared to be not in ...

It shows the character of our party and our leader and that we are not working for power but for our ideology… The BJP leader who was a surprise choice for CM in 2014 was also seen to have risen too fast in a party that prefers its ranks to keep a low-profile. On Thursday evening, even as Fadnavis announced at a press conference in Mumbai that Shinde will be the next CM while he would not be a part of the government, in the national capital, Nadda declared that the BJP leader would be Deputy CM. ”Fadnavis has just now announced that Eknath Shinde will be the CM of Maharashtra and he will not be part of the government. Other leaders such as Vinod Tawde and Chandraskhekhar Bawankule also suspected Fadnavis’s hand in the denial of tickets to them in the 2019 Assembly polls, and were in fact accommodated by the BJP later. With Lok Sabha and Assembly elections scheduled in 2024, the BJP sees very little time left for it to fast-track its mega flagship projects, and Fadnavis, having been CM earlier, could be best placed to push them. Fadnavis in fact visited the national capital twice to hold discussions with both Home Minister Amit Shah and Nadda, but was not apparently given the full picture.

Eknath Shinde is now chief minister in pact with the BJP, the umbrella Hindutva party.

By 2018, differences emerged and Uddhav Thackeray even claimed the party will fight elections on "genuine Hindutva". But the formal breakup was still a year away. By 2005, he had become an MLA and the Thane district president of the Shiv Sena. An alliance with the umbrella Hindutva party, the BJP, was stitched up too, and the Sena had its first chief minister in Maharashtra, Manohar Joshi in 1995. And his political rise in the 1990s coincided with Bal Thackeray embracing Hindutva to make a statewide push and gain a nationwide image. When Eknath Shinde and fellow Shiv Sena mutineers were still camping in faraway Guwahati -- the endgame still about a week away -- posters came up in his stronghold of Thane near Mumbai, showing him with two other men. Eknath Shinde may now be seen as the man who divided the Sena but three decades ago he had all the elements that made the party what it is, or was.

The vote of confidence of the new government will be held on July 2.

Earlier, Mr. Fadnavis said Mr. Uddhav Thackeray, despite repeated requests by his MLAs, had refused to quit the alliance of the Congress and the NCP. We in the BJP have been saying that this government will fall and we also said that we will not impose elections on the people of the State. Therefore, when Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde decided to break away, we at the BJP extended support to him along with independent MLAs. BJP does not work for the CM’s post but for Hindutva and development. “Our 50 and the BJP ‘s 120 will make it the strongest ever government which will walk on the path of Balasaheb’s Hindutva and will have the vision of development of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,“ he said. Mr. Fadnavis, who earlier stated that 16 independent MLAs were with the new government, said Cabinet expansion would take place in the coming days. The Speaker will be elected on the first day of the session. Mr. Shinde, who revolted against former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 20, was joined by around 39 Sena MLAs and 11 independents. Union Home Minister Amit Shah too tweeted saying that Mr. Fadnavis would join the government. Mr. Thackeray had resigned as the Chief Minister on Wednesday night. I will do what it takes for progress and development. At a press conference prior to the swearing-in ceremony, Mr. Fadnavis announced that the BJP would support Mr. Shinde as Chief Minister and claimed that he would not be the part of the Cabinet. Hours after his announcement, sensing discontent within the State unit of the party, BJP national president J.P. Nadda said the party had taken a decision to support Mr. Shinde, and Mr. Fadnavis too would join the government. Mr. Fadnavis too was greeted by loud sloganeering as he asked people to remain calm to continue with the oath taking. Initially, only two chairs were kept at the Darbar Hall where the swearing-in ceremony took place.

Uddhav Thackeray today congratulated Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis. He tweeted "I wish you do a good job in Maharashtra."

Eknath Shinde, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra yesterday after nine days of rebellion against the Uddhav Thackeray government, ...

Mr Thackeray resigned as the Chief Minister on Thursday after the Supreme Court refused to stay the trust vote ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Eknath Shinde, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra yesterday after nine days of rebellion against Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray leadership, has sent out a subtle message positioning himself as the political heir to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. To put on record, Mr Shinde has the backing of 39 (out of 55) Shiv Sena MLAs while Mr Thackeray's team numbered 15.

The rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena, who forced Uddhav Thackeray to resign as Chief Minister, will continue camping in Goa and may go back before the floor test.

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While taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis' body language said it all. Gloomy-faced Fadnavis looked ...

This would be the BJP’s line of action to discredit Uddhav and end Thackerays’ domination over Sena,” admitted one of the BJP leaders. Those who fight the BJP or vote for other parties are not anti-Hindus and the party had no right to judge Hindus or Hindutva, Uddhav insisted. In the 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha, BJP wants to consolidate its Hindutva vote bank with the right combination of case politics. Balasaheb Thackery used to claim the Thackerays had been proponents of Hindutva ever since his father Keshav Thackeray started a movement in 1922. With Shinde becoming Chief Minister many more Shiv Sena leaders and MPs are likely to leave the Uddhav camp. BJP wants to terminate Thackeray’s Sena from Maharashtra’s political map and Shinde could be used as a weapon against Thackerays.

The BJP threw up the biggest surprise by naming Eknath Shinde from the breakaway Shiv Sena faction, and not veteran leader Devendra Fadnavis, as the new ...

This means that Uddhav will now have to focus on saving his party rather than focusing on the BJP and its politics in the state. This would make it all the more difficult for Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya to rebuild the party after the massive rebellion that has left them with just 13-odd MLAs out of 55. He is from Nagpur and he has worked as a swayamsevak with (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and there when the order comes, it has to be followed,” he said. So, I made a personal request to him and the Central leadership has said Devendra Fadnavis should take charge as deputy CM of Maharashtra,” Nadda said. I will stay out of the government: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavispic.twitter.com/o6OnBk5ROS He added, “I will be out of government but will ensure smooth functioning of the government which is coming as an alternative after Uddhav Thackeray resigned.”

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Shinde, along with the MLAs, had travelled from Gujarat's Surat to Assam's Guwahati and then to Goa as the rebellion unfolded. This decision reflects his true dedication and attitude of service towards Maharashtra. I congratulate him from the bottom of my heart.” Fadnavis was expected to take charge as the CM. The BJP has 105 MLAs in the 288-member assembly while Shine managed to get support of over 50 MLA in the last 10 days. (sic)" the Goa chief minister tweeted, along with some pictures. With his decision, people of the state and the country got to see a new example of this large heartedness,” Shinde told reporters. Shinde, 58, was sworn in after Uddhav Thackeray stepped down from the post.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked the Supreme Court to restrict Shiv Sena MLAs - "pawns of the BJP" who rebelled against him ...

This means only the Election Commission can decide who represents the Shiv Sena. "Suspend the 16 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification proceedings are pending as an interim measure. The court had set Monday for a hearing on the disqualification matter.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 11 the plea of Shiv Sena chief Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from assembly of Maharashtra ...

On June 29, the top court refused to stay the direction of the Maharashtra Governor to the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday to prove its majority after which the beleaguered chief minister Uddhav Thackeray quit office. The bench agreed to hear the fresh plea on July 11. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 11 the plea of Shiv Sena chief Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from assembly of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending.

The Uddhav Thackeray camp, led by Sunil Prabhu, has moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of 16 MLAs, including Eknath Shinde, from the Maharashtra ...

- Best Bluetooth Speaker - Best Smartwatches It cited the resolution passed in national executive meeting of the Shiv Sena political party held on June 25, this year, where Thackeray's leadership was re-affirmed and the conduct of the delinquent MLAs led by Eknath Shinde has been criticised.

Shinde arrived in Goa early on Friday and held a meeting with the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.

With the BJP and 50 of us, the number comes to about 175. Some of the MLAs and their supporters were even seen jumping on a table and dancing. He is leaving because otherwise our opponents will accuse him of staying in Goa for tourism,” said Deepak Kesarkar, senior legislator and spokesperson for the breakaway Sena faction backing Shinde.

This comes in the wake of heavy rainfall in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an orange alert as heavy rains lashed ...

Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde took oath as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis as the Deputy Chief Minister on Thursday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis held the first cabinet meeting of the new government in Mumbai on Thursday evening. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is set to chair a meeting of the State Disaster Management Department this evening at Mantralaya, Mumbai.

Maharashtra Political Crisis LIVE: A special session of the Maharashtra Assembly will be held on July 3 & 4. On July 2 the nomination for Speaker's election ...

It includes the number of visitors to our Services, the websites that referred them to our Services, the pages that they visited on our Services, what time of day they visited our Services, whether they have visited our Services before, and other similar information. The central agency summoned me and I am a citizen as well as MP. So I will go to ED Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu has moved to Supreme Court seeking suspension from House, of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde & 15 other MLAs against whom disqualification petitions are filed, till a final decision is taken on their disqualification. "We will try to expand our party under Uddhav Thackeray. A group split from the Sena has formed the government with the BJP," Raut told reporters. So now the question for me and for the people of the state is why didn't you do this then and are doing it now. On July 2, the nomination for Speaker's election will be filed and on July 3, Speaker's election will be held. Talking to reporters, rebel Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar, who is the spokesperson of the Shinde camp, said, "With a large heart, we admit that it was a mistake to dance that way. The manner in which Govt has been formed & a so-called Shiv Sena worker has been made CM, I had said the same to Amit Shah. This could've been done respectfully. If you had followed what was promised, then you could have had a Chief Minister of the BJP for 2.5 years now." Fadnavis announced in the evening that Shinde, who led the rebellion in the Shiv Sena, will be the new chief minister, while he himself will be out of the new government. A total 70 rooms in different floors of the hotel were booked for the Maharashtra MLAs and their associates. Maharashtra Political Crisis LIVE: A special session of the Maharashtra Assembly will be held on July 3 & 4.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said his elevation to the top post is due to the masterstroke by BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis.

"Fadnavis joined this ministry due to the directives of his (party) seniors. But in this case, I would like to thank PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, J P Nadda and specially Devendra Fadnavis, who showed a big heart and gave this chance to a Shiv Sainik," Shinde told a TV channel. To hand over power to another person despite having larger numbers (of MLAs) requires a big heart.

In just three days after wresting the Maharashtra Chief Minister's post from Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde will have to prove his majority ...

"People thought that the BJP was desperate for power. The new Chief Minister has said the test of strength is only a formality and he is confident his government would pass the test, adding he has the support of 175 MLAs. In just three days after wresting the Maharashtra Chief Minister's post from Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde will have to prove his majority in the Maharashtra assembly.