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Maharashtra BJP leader Somaiya thanks Shinde for replacing mafia CM

Maharashtra BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday met new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and thanked him for replacing a "mafia CM", a reference to his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray. Thackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, resigned as CM late last month following a revolt in the legislative wing of his party led by Shinde. "Met 'Rikshawala' CM @mieknathshinde at Mantralaya today alongwith @NeilSomaiya , expressed Best Wishes & Thanked him for replacing MAFIA CM," Somaiya tweeted. The former Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai met Shinde at Mantralaya (state secretariat) in south Mumbai after the latter officially assumed charge of his new post. His government is being supported by the BJP. Shinde briefly worked as an auto-rickshaw driver in Thane before making it big in politics.

12 of 18 Shiv Sena MPs will join our camp, claims MLA of Shinde group

A day after a Shiv Sena MP requested party chief Uddhav Thackeray to declare support for NDA's presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, an MLA claimed that 12 out of 18 Sena MPs would soon join rebels

Autorickshaw outpaced Mercedes car: Maha CM Shinde's dig at Uddhav

Apparently referring to his past when he used to drive an autorickshaw to earn living, CM Eknath Shinde took a dig at Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, saying an autorickshaw has outpaced Mercedes

Hurt by turn of events, but will make Shiv Sena stronger, says Uddhav

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has said that he was "hurt" to see some members ditching the party despite getting benefits and will visit Hingoli in Marathwada soon

'Uddhav-led Shiv Sena will win over 100 seats if mid-term polls are held'

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the Uddhav Thackeray-led party will win more than 100 seats if mid-term polls are held now in Maharashtra and claimed that people are angry against the rebel MLAs

Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray accuses BJP of plotting to finish Shiv Sena

'I dare them (BJP) to hold mid-term polls in the state. Instead of playing all these games, we will go to the court of people,' says Uddhav

Maha Speaker removes Ajay as Sena legislature party leader, brings Shinde

In a jolt to Uddhav Thackeray ahead of the Eknath Shinde-led government's floor test, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar has reinstated Shinde as Shiv Sena legislature party leader, removing

CM Shinde to legally challenge his removal as Sena leader, says rebel MLA

If Uddhav Thackeray does not withdraw his decision of removing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde from the position of 'Shiv Sena leader', then the latter would challenge the move legally

Shinde govt a 'two-wheeler': NCP asks rebels to apologise to Thackeray

The NCP on Friday dubbed the Shinde-Fadnavis govt in Maharashtra as a "two-wheel scooter" whose handle is in the hands of the pillion rider and demanded the Sena rebels apologise to Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena row: Uddhav Thackeray sacks Eknath Shinde from party posts

Shinde has been removed for indulging in "anti-party activities", said a Shiv Sena statement

Three questions on Maharashtra

One brilliant move might enable you to snatch away power from the strongest. But it takes eternal vigilance-and smarts-to keep it. This is where the Thackerays proved to be a disaster

MVA formed as Shah broke promise: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray also made a fervent appeal to the Ekanth Shinde-led government not to go ahead with the Metro-3 car shed project at Aarey Colony

Had Shah kept words in 2019, Maharashtra would've got BJP CM now: Uddhav

Thackeray also made a fervent appeal to the new government led by Sena rebel Ekanth Shinde not to go ahead with the Metro-3 car shed project at Aarey Colony, a green belt in suburban Goregaon.

Fadnavis missing at BJP's celebration of return to power in Maharashtra

A close aide of the former chief minister said he was busy holding meetings at his residence ahead of the two-day special session of the Maharashtra legislature from July 3.

Uddhav Thackeray extends best wishes to new Maha CM Shinde, Dy CM Fadnavis

Shinde, a rebel Sena leader, was sworn in earlier on Thursday, a day after Thackeray stepped down as chief minister

LIVE: PM Modi congratulates Shinde on being sworn in as Maharashtra CM

Modi says Shinde has rich political, legislative, administrative experience

Congress leaders meet Uddhav; 'no discussion on continuance of MVA yet'

Maharashtra Congress leaders on Thursday met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at his residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra a day after he resigned as chief minister. It was a courtesy call as they had worked with Thackeray as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government for the last two-and-half years, said Congress leader Nitin Raut. As to whether the MVA, an alliance of Sena, Congress and NCP, would continue, he said it was yet to be discussed. Congress would function as an opposition party, he said. State Congress chief Nana Patole said the party would contest the coming local body polls on its own, while the decision as to whether to continue the alliance for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls would be taken by the party leadership. The three parties would be together in raising issues concerning common people, Patole said. Besides Raut and Patole, Congress leaders Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Amit Deshmukh, Sunil Kedar and Yashomati Thakur met ...

Renaming spree in Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Osmanabad set to be renamed

The names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad, and Navi Mumbai Airport will be changed to Sambhajinagar, Dharashiv, and Dinkar Balu Patil Airport respectively

Uddhav Thackeray: Reluctant CM whose tenure was cut short by rebellion

An ace photographer, the otherwise affable, mild-mannered politician, Uddhav had displayed combative traits of his father in dealing with the BJP

BJP set to stake claim in Maharashtra, Fadnavis eyes CM post for 3rd time

The stage is set for the return of a BJP-led government in Maharasthra with Thackeray resigning as chief minister shortly after the Supreme Court declined to stay the floor test called by Guv Koshyari