Eknath Shinde is appearing to be holding a tight grip on the Shiv Sena, as the strength of MLAs supporting him is expected to cross 50 as more legislators are likely to reach Guwahati on Friday
With Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra CM Thackeray seeking cancellation of membership of several rebel MLAs, minister Eknath Shinde has claimed that the group led by him is the "real Shiv Sena"
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that it does not like any other party in power
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, rebel Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday claimed that both Congress and NCP are trying to eliminate Shiv Sena politically from Maharashtra
The BJP is waiting for the final outcome out of the political fight between the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and dissident Sena MLAs led by rebel party leader Eknath Shinde
All 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who are camping in Guwahati sent a letter to Maharashtra Assembly's Deputy Speaker, stating that Eknath Shinde will remain their group leader in legislature
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The rebel MLAs released videos and photographs claiming the backing of over 40 MLAs, posing an existential threat to the Uddhav Thackeray-led coalition government in Maharashtra
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'MLAs shouldn't communicate from Guwahati, they should come back to Mumbai and discuss all this with CM. We're ready to consider exiting out of MVA if this is the will of all MLAs,' says Sena leader
'The saffron party has deliberately chosen to disturb the Maharashtra government at a time when the presidential polls are approaching'
The MLAs who have succumbed to the BJP's "pressure tactics and inducements" should know that they would become "permanently former" if common Sena workers made up their mind: Saamana
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The Sena-led MVA government is likely to state that it has numbers to prove its majority and call for a trust vote, he said
There was no question of going to 'Mantralaya', the state secretariat, because the chief minister never came there, he said
After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackarey vacated the official residence in Mumbai, Shiv Sena is now directly engaging with the rebel MLAs and talking to each of them
Three more Shiv Sena MLAs have joined the rebel group of MLAs led by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde in Guwahati on Thursday morning further deepening the political instability
Following the political crisis, Shiv Sena had removed Eknath Shinde as the party's legislative party leader. However, the rebels have hit back with the resolution
The rebels who have shifted to Guwahati claimed they had 46 with them - 40 from the Sena and six independents