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India | Aug 07, 2022, 04:29 PM ISTMaharashtra cabinet expansion is likely to be carried out before August 15.
Maharashtra cabinet expansion is likely to be carried out before August 15.
Desh Ki Awaaz Opinion Poll: As far as voting percentage in opinion poll is concerned, BJP will get 34.1 per cent, NCP 19.6 per cent, Congress 16.1 per cent, Shinde's Shiv Sena 12.6 per cent and Uddhav's Shiv Sena 9.1 per cent.
Addressing a press conference at his residence 'Matoshree' here, Thackeray said, "The hatred that the governor harbours in his mind against Marathi people has inadvertently come out."
Nihar Thackeray is married to the daughter of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Harshvardhan Patil. He is likely to launch his political career under the tutelage of Shinde.
Without naming Sena rebel and Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, Thackeray said that some people are comparing themselves with Balasaheb Thackeray, which shows "monstrous ambition and greed (for power)".
Maharashtra news: Last month, the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, which comprised the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, collapsed
The plea said against the background of proceedings before the apex court, the ECI was requested not to proceed in the matter.
Maharashtra news: Meanwhile, sources said on Monday that the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena will move Supreme Court against the Election Commission.
Maharashtra politics: Shewale said the Shiv Sena's alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress had further complicated matters as the parties were rivals in several constituencies.
After a split in the Shiv Sena legislature party last month, the Udhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena suffered a fresh jolt with 12 of its 19 Lok Sabha members shifting allegiance to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Both sides have accused each other of defying the party whip during the Speaker's election and the trust vote on July 3 and 4, respectively, seeking disqualification of the legislators from both sides.
Maharashtra News: The Shinde group's newly-named Shiv Sena Leader in Lok Sabha Rahul Shewale said that Thackeray had allegedly discussed the issue of alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an hour and also with the party leaders.
Uddhav Thackeray sacks Sena leaders: Ramdas Kadam and former MP Anandrao Adsul had earlier resigned from the Shiv Sena and had sent a letter to Uddhav Thackeray.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be in Delhi on Tuesday and the breakaway faction of Lok Sabha members is expected to meet him.
Eknath Shinde-Uddhav Thackeray news: Earlier, Shiv Sena Members of Parliament (MPs) had urged Uddhav Thackeray to mend ties with the rebel Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde and former ally BJP
The scheme, which was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018, was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in 2020.
Maharashtra Eknath Shind crisis: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was interacting with reporters at Anand Ashram in the city after paying tributes to late Shiv Sena leader and his mentor Anand Dighe on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
President election: Last week, Sena MPs Rahul Shewale and Rajendra Gavit had written to Thackeray and sought that the party back Droupadi Murmu.
More than a dozen Shiv Sena MPs have demanded from Uddhav Thackeray to declare support for NDA's Presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu.
A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari posted the matter for Monday, along with other pending pleas.
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