In a letter issued by the Shiv Sena, Thackeray said that Shinde has been indulging in "anti-party activities" and has voluntarily given up his membership.
The ex-CM said that the original deal for the 2019 elections was that the Sena leader would be CM for 2.5 years, and he would've stepped down to pave way for a BJP CM.
In this Sena vs Sena battle, Eknath Shinde's camp had earlier asked Uddhav to leave this unnatural Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance and patch up with the BJP, however, no such move was made by the chief minister.
Uddhav wanted to resign as Maharashtra Chief Minister after the Facebook LIVE he conducted on June 22 but was stopped by Sharad Pawar, sources said.
Sources also suggest that Thackeray was close to resigning after he went live on Facebook the night of the rebellion. However, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had stopped him from doing so.
During a meeting of the party's national executive committee in Shiv Sena Bhavan to discuss future strategy amid the political crisis, the Shiv Sena leaders also discussed the party's future plans and came up with a three-point plan to keep the government intact.
Shinde and his loyalist MLAs have been staying in a hotel in Surat since Monday night - hours after the results of the MLC polls in Maharashtra were declared.
The counting of votes started after an eight-hour delay amid complaints of cross-voting and rules violations by the BJP and the ruling alliance. Both BJP and the Shiv Sena approached the Election Commission, alleging cross-voting and seeking disqualification of votes.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray stated that it is disturbing for him to see such a large number of pandits running away from their home even after they were assured safety on return to their homeland.
In a tragic incident, at 7 people were killed after a collision between a bus and jeep on the Aurangabad-Jalna highway.
Navneet Rana, the Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, and her MLA husband Ravi Rana from Badnera were arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai Police following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in Bandra.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi said that as elections are approaching, Raj Thackeray and BJP are doing politics of hatred, but said that they will answer them with the politics of love.
Shiv Sena leader and MLA Neelam Gorhe said that the MLAs met Uddhav Thackeray and discussed their issues. Talks were also held with ministers.
Salons and private offices will operate at 50% capacity, and spas, gyms and swimming pools will remain closed.
Earlier today, she had tested positive for the coronavirus infection. Her recent medical report suggests that she has tested positive for the new variant.
The decision was announced after a meeting of the Ministry of Urban Development which was led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The case is linked to the alleged attack on a Shivsena worker, Santosh Parab.
Talking to India TV, Sharad Pawar said, "Reports that I can be a candidate in the presidential election is absolutely untrue."
It has been revealed that the fraudsters set up vaccination camp without seeking any permission from the BMC or without signing an agreement with any hospital. Kandivali police have registered a case and arrested four suspects.
As per the plan, for Level 3, the areas will be required to have a positivity rate between 5% and 10% or oxygenated bed occupancy of more than 40% and Mumbai has 5.56 per cent positivity rate and 32.51 per cent oxygen bed occupancy.
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