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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:

15:33 (IST) Jun 29

He left 52 legislators, quit official residence, but not ready to leave NCP chief: Rebel MLA on Uddhav

Rebel Shiv Sena minister Gulabrao Patil on Wednesday said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has left his 52 MLAs, but is not ready to leave NCP chief Sharad Pawar, in a direct attack on the Sena president.

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15:16 (IST) Jun 29

Maha crisis: Rebel MLAs' departure from Guwahati delayed due to SC hearing on Shiv Sena plea

The Eknath Shinde camp stationed in a Guwahati hotel, which was scheduled to leave the city and reach Goa by this evening, has rescheduled its departure owing to the Supreme Court hearing a plea at 5 pm filed by Shiv Sena challenging Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's notification to conduct a Floor test tomorrow. The Governor has issued direction to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority support on the floor of the House on June 30.

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15:00 (IST) Jun 29

The Maharashtra political crisis so far

The recent Rajya Sabha and MLC elections in Maharashtra dropped hints that perhaps not all was well within the state's ruling alliance.

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14:40 (IST) Jun 29

Jailed NCP leaders Malik, Deshmukh move SC for participation in Maharashtra floor test

ailed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to participate in the Maharashtra Assembly floor test. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala was told by advocate Sudhanshu S Choudhuri that the two MLAs have been booked for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are in jail.

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14:36 (IST) Jun 29

With the governor calling for a floor test on June 30, the Uddhav Thackeray led government has called for a Cabinet meeting at 5 pm today. This is the second cabinet in the last 24 hours.

14:35 (IST) Jun 29

Prabhu said that allowing floor test would mean making the Tenth Schedule a dead letter and allowing the rebel MLAs to reap illgotten fruits of defection. He pleaded that till the deputy speaker decided disqualification of rebel MLAs, there should not be a floor test.

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14:32 (IST) Jun 29

We have support of 50 MLAs, will pass floor test: Eknath Shinde

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed the support of 50 dissident MLAs from his own party and independents, contending that they can pass “any floor test” number.

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14:32 (IST) Jun 29

Governor's order for floor test illegal as he didn't take into account deputy speaker's disqualification notices to 16 of 39 rebel MLAs: Sena's petition in SC

Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu said the floor test decision has been taken "on the 'aid and advice of the leader of opposition', which is not contemplated under Constitution." He said Governor has called for floor test after meeting Devendra Fadnavis and without seeking CM Uddhav Tackeray's response.

14:31 (IST) Jun 29

The Sena chief whip said the 15 rebel MLAs have lost their membership the day they deserted the party on June 21, and that the disqualification proceedings before deputy Speaker is only a formality to post-facto recognise the disqualification.

14:28 (IST) Jun 29

Sunil Prabhu said, "An equally concomitant consideration under the Tenth Schedule is to identify those who are entitled to vote or be part of the Assembly. A person who commits the ‘constitutional sin of defection’ alloses his membership on the date of commission of sin of defection."

14:27 (IST) Jun 29

Sena chief whip said though floor test is a constitutional mandate to ascertain who enjoys majority in the House in a democracy founded on the rule of majority, it is also equally important to weed out those MLAs guilty of defection under Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.

14:19 (IST) Jun 29

Sunil Prabhu said the floor test decision has been taken "on the 'aid and advice of the leader of opposition', which is not contemplated under Constitution." He said Governor has called for floor test after meeting Devendra Fadnavis and without seeking CM Uddhav Tackeray's response.

14:19 (IST) Jun 29

Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu in his petition termed Governor's decision to call for floor test as illegal as he didn't take into account deputy Speaker's disqualification notices to 16 of 39 rebel MLAs. He said none of 39 MLAs wrote to Governor withdrawing support to MVA govt.

13:41 (IST) Jun 29

Eknath Shinde offers prayers with MLAs at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati

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13:35 (IST) Jun 29

We will reach Mumbai tomorrow. 50 MLAs are with us. We've 2/3 majority. We are not worried about any floor test. We will pass all things and no one can stop us. In democracy majority matters and we're having that

Eknath Shinde, rebel Shiv Sena MLA

13:19 (IST) Jun 29

NCP leaders Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh, who are lodged in jail, move Supreme Court seeking permission to attend the floor test in Maharashtra assembly tomorrow; hearing today evening

13:09 (IST) Jun 29

Rebel MLA Mahendra Thorve: We remain united behind Eknath Shinde

12:38 (IST) Jun 29

Governor not bound by SC order, says Mumbai BJP leader

The governor is not a respondent to the disqualification matter before the Supreme Court. Hence no order of Supreme court is binding on him.The governor being the Constitutional head is well within his rights to call for floor test, when MLAs have shown no confidence in the Govt- Vivekanand Gupta, BJP

12:20 (IST) Jun 29

Assam parliamentary affairs minister Pijush Hazarika and other state BJP leaders are accompanying Eknath Shinde and other rebel Maharashtra MLAs

12:19 (IST) Jun 29

Dissident Shiv Sena MLAs camping in Guwahati heading towards airport from hotel