Maharashtra crisis: What comes next for rebel Shiv Sena group?
With time running out, the best option for the Shiv Sena rebels is to seek merger with a political party but for the Eknath Shinde-backed group things would not be that easy.
The rebels were initially planning to name their group as Shiv Sena-Balasaheb Thackeray and get them recognised as a separate group in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.Read more
Uday Samant with Eknath Shinde in Guwahati. Credit: Special arrangement
Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde approaches Supreme Court against the disqualification notices issued by the Dy Speaker against rebel Maharashtra MLAs. Plea also challenges the appointment of Ajay Chaudhary as the Shiv Sena's legislative leader in the House in place of Shinde. (ANI)
Maharashtra Minister of Higher & Technical Education joins Shinde camp at Guwahati
Maharashtra rebel MLAs file an appeal in Supreme Court against Shiv Sena's move to disqualify 16 MLAs: Report
Maharashtra rebel MLAs file an appeal inSupreme Court against Shiv Sena's move to disqualify 16 MLAs: Report
Rebel MLAs in Guwahati are living corpses, their souls are dead, says Raut
"40 MLAs in Guwahati are living corpses, their souls are dead. Their bodies will be sent directly to the Assembly for post-mortem when they come back. They know what can happen in the fire that has been lit here,"Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai. (ANI)
The Sena I know wouldn't digest such rebellion, says Pawar
"The Shiv Sena that I know would not digest such rebellion," said NCP supremo Sharad Pawar
'Do you want to be CM,' Uddhav has asked Shinde on May 20
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked Eknath Shinde on May 20 if he wanted to be Chief Minister. "On May 20, Uddhav Thackeray called Eknath Shinde to Varsha. There he asked him straightaway whether he wants to be the Chief Minister...but Eknath Shinde spoke of other issues and side-stepped the main question...and the rebellion comes on June 20," Thackeray's son and state Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said.
Legal action against 16 rebel MLAs initiated: Arvind Sawant
Political turbulence is going on in Maharashtra, many MLAs defected and have gone to Assam. We have initiated the legal action against them and notice has been served to 16 MLAs till now.: Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant. (ANI)
Shiv Sena's doors are open for those who want to leave and those who want to return to the party. Those rebel MLAs who are traitors will not be taken back into the party: Shiv Sena leader & Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray (ANI)
Uday Sawant, Maharashtra Minister of Higher & Technical Education joins Eknath Shinde faction at Guwahati. He is the 8th minister to join the Shinde camp: Sources
Shiv Sena workers protest against party rebels; say 'traitors' won't be forgiven
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra following a rebellion by senior Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde and others, the loyalists of party president and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took out a two-wheeler rally in Mumbai and held protests in parts of Pune against the dissident leaders on Sunday.
Road to Vidhan Bhavan from airport goes via Worli: Aaditya warns Sena rebels in Guwahati
The rebel MLAs are in a Guwahati hotel like Bigg Boss house : Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut
Central government has provided 'Y+' category armed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to 15 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs: Sources
Resign and contest elections: Sanjay Raut tells rebels
Daring the Eknath Shinde-backed rebel MLAs, the Shiv Sena on Sunday asked them to resign and contest elections and come back from Guwahati to Mumbai Chowpatty.
Maharashtra Crisis: Sharad Pawar reviews situation
Leading the efforts to salvage the Maha Vikas Aghadi, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday held a meeting with top leaders even as Shiv Sena was mulling launching action against the rebels in Eknath Shinde's camp.
BJP ready to form Maharashtra government, says Murugesh Nirani
The BJP would form government in Maharashtra if the Shiv Sena rebel MLAs supported, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said here on Saturday.
Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde calls a meeting of MLAs at 12 PM in Guwahati hotel, to discuss further strategy
'Those who left, left for good', says Aaditya Thackeray
Looking at the last 2-4 days in Maharashtra, it feels that those who left, left for good... the entire country saw that the person who did the most powerful work during Covid-19 had to leave his official residence: Maharashtra Minister & Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray
Lakhs of rupees are being spent on our MLAs who were forcibly taken there; Rs 9 lakhs a day. Lakhs of flood-affected people are there in the very same Assam, they are left on their own. For the first time, the Opposition is supporting a faction leaving the ruling party: Aaditya Thackeray
BJP ready to form Maharashtra government, says Murugesh Nirani
The BJP would form government in Maharashtra if the Shiv Sena rebel MLAs supported, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said here on Saturday.
My fight is to rescue Shiv Sena from 'python of MVA,' says Eknath Shinde
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on late Saturday evening said Shiv Sena workers should understand that he was fighting to save the party from the clutches of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).