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Maharashtra CM Uddhav submits resignation to governor after SC refuses to stay floor test

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 30, 2022, 10:28:50 IST

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav submits resignation to governor after SC refuses to stay floor test

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday resigned ahead of floor test tomorrow. The Supreme Court rejected Uddhav government's plea and refused to stay the floor test in the Maharashtra assembly tomorrow. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala heard arguments on behalf of Shiv Sena, its rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, and the Governor on the plea in the hearing conducted after 5 pm through hybrid mode. Stay with TOI for the latest developments:

21:14 (IST) Jun 29

SC says tomorrow's floor test results will be subject to final outcome in the petition by SS chief whip Sunil Prabhu, who termed Governor's direction for floor test as illegal. SC to hear Prabhu's petition with rebel MLAs' challenge to disqualification proceedings on July 12.

21:10 (IST) Jun 29

MVA govt will face floor test in Maharashtra assembly on Thursday

SC bench of Justices Surya Kant & J B Pardiwala refused to interfere with Governor's direction to Uddhav Thackeray-led SS-NCP-Cong ruling coalition to prove majority in Assmbly on June 30, with voting at 5 pm.

21:07 (IST) Jun 29

SC to pronounce order on Sena's plea challenging floor test shortly

20:30 (IST) Jun 29

Supreme Court to pronounce order on Shiv Sena's plea challenging floor test at 9pm today

20:28 (IST) Jun 29

Supreme Court reserves the order on plea filed by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's direction to CM Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority support on the floor of the House on June 30th.

20:23 (IST) Jun 29

The next arguement is that the speaker is a suspect, the governor is a holy cow. Those who suggest that governor cannot be political but the speaker can, is living in an ivory tower: MVA counsel in SC

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20:07 (IST) Jun 29

Horse trading is one way of winning majority, but here direct threats to the 39 MLAs. The governor cannot ignore such issues: Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General

19:57 (IST) Jun 29

Security beefed up at Goa airport and hotel ahead of arrival of rebel Maha Shiv Sena MLAs

Police on Wednesday stepped up security at the Dabolim airport in Goa and a five-star hotel near Panaji ahead of the arrival of rebel Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLAs from Guwahati. A posse of policemen led by the district superintendent of police Shekhar Prabhudessai has been deployed at the airport in the evening. The MLAs are expected to land in the night and will head to the five-star hotel in Dona Paula village by road, a distance of 30 km from the airport.

19:52 (IST) Jun 29

Today we are not leaving Shiv Sena. We are Shiv Sena. We have 39 out of 55 Shiv Sena MLAs with us, Eknath Shinde's counsel to SC

19:49 (IST) Jun 29

Senior advocate Maninder Singh submits that Shiv Sena has only 16 MLAs. We have 39 MLAs

19:44 (IST) Jun 29

Senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for rebel Shiv Sena MLAs group, starts arguments. He says whenever Supreme Court has sat this late, it is never to stop a Floor Test, it is to conduct a Floor Test. This is the first time a request is made to stop a Floor Test.

19:42 (IST) Jun 29

Maharashtra crisis: Uddhav Thackeray-led faction in hopeless minority within party, Eknath Shinde to SC

Shiv Sena rebel MLA Eknath Shinde on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction is in a “hopeless minority” within the party and a floor test in the Assembly is the best way to stop horse-trading. Shinde's counsel told a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala that any delay in the floor test would cause more damage to the democratic polity.

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19:33 (IST) Jun 29

CM Uddhav Thackeray thanks cabinet colleagues for cooperation in last two-and-half years

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19:25 (IST) Jun 29

Charter plane with rebel Shiv Sena MLAs on board takes off from Guwahati airport, on way to Goa: Sources

19:22 (IST) Jun 29

What kind of an argument is this that a person recovered from Covid two days ago? Should the governor just sit back, now that he has recovered from a disease, and wait for the state to burn?: Kaul argues in Supreme Court

19:12 (IST) Jun 29

With Sena facing crisis, aggressive Aaditya Thackeray leads counter-charge against rebels

As the Shiv Sena faces perhaps its worst crisis since its inception with a rebellion by majority of legislators, Maharashtra minister and the party's youth wing leader Aaditya Thackeray is spearheading a counter-attack.

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19:04 (IST) Jun 29

CM Thackeray said that all 3 parties came together & did good work in 2.5 yrs. He expressed his gratitude to all parties. Tomorrow, vote of confidence will take place & it will be decided if it's the end or not: NCP leader & Maharashtra min Jayant Patil after state cabinet meeting

19:03 (IST) Jun 29

CM Uddhav Thackeray further said that he received the support of Congress and NCP but unfortunately he didn't get the support of his own party's (Shiv Sena) people: NCP leader & Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil after state cabinet meeting

18:57 (IST) Jun 29

Dance of democracy takes place on the floor of the house and that is what is being sought to be done: Kaul to Supreme Court

18:55 (IST) Jun 29

They (Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena) are in a “hopeless minority” within the party itself, forget the House: Shinde’s counsel to Supreme Court

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