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Maharashtra Political Crisis: Can't scare us, says Shinde after Sena demands disqualification of rebel MLAs

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 24, 2022, 08:54:42 IST

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Maharashtra Political Crisis: Can't scare us, says Shinde after Sena demands disqualification of rebel MLAs

Maharashtra political crisis live. Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has claimed a strength of 42 party MLAs, with more arriving, including those who had stayed with the party at the start of the revolt. The Shinde group needs 37 MLAs to circumvent the anti-defection law. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

15:03 (IST) Jun 23

Shiv Sena is ready to walk out of the MVA govt in Maharashtra, but the rebel MLAs making this demand should return to Mumbai (from Guwahati) in 24 hours, and place this proposal before the party chief Uddhav Thackeray and it will be discussed: MP Sanjay Raut

14:55 (IST) Jun 23

MLAs should not communicate from Guwahati, they should come back to Mumbai and discuss all this with CM. We are ready to consider exiting out of MVA if this is the will of all MLAs, but for that, they have to come here & discuss it with the CM: Sanjay Raut

14:37 (IST) Jun 23

We were trapped and taken to Surat, I walked a kilometre to run away from there. We will not ditch Shiv Sena which has made us MLA

Kailash Patil, Shiv Sena MLA

14:32 (IST) Jun 23

Uddhav Thackeray will remain the chief minister, we will prove majority, says Sanjay Raut

14:30 (IST) Jun 23

MLAs were kidnapped and taken to Guwahati: Sanjay Raut

14:26 (IST) Jun 23

We are confident of the floor test: Sanjay Raut

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14:24 (IST) Jun 23

21 MLAs in Guwahati are in contact with us. I am very confident that they will come back: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

14:20 (IST) Jun 23

At least 18 MLAs in Guwahati have contacted Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai and several of those will return soon: Vinayak Raut, Shiv Sena MP

14:20 (IST) Jun 23

Top Shiv Sena leaders in a meeting at Matoshree

14:18 (IST) Jun 23

13 MLAs are still with Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena. They are in constant touch with the CM: Shiv Sena Sources

14:15 (IST) Jun 23

Government on dialysis does not last long: Naqvi on Maharashtra crisis

Dummy cars and a government on dialysis do not last long, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday while taking potshots at the political crisis in Maharashtra where the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government is fighting for its survival.

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14:03 (IST) Jun 23

42 rebel MLAs from Maharashtra - 35 from Shiv Sena and 7 Independent MLAs - seen together at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati

13:56 (IST) Jun 23

42 MLAs in Guwahati: Eknath Shinde release video in a show of strength

Assam: In a fresh video from Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati, rebel Maharashtra MLAs - including #EknathShinde - sit… https://t.co/MB5LgLHilx
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) 1655972753000

13:28 (IST) Jun 23

We have a meeting at Varsha Bungalow (official residence of Maharashtra CM). CM Uddhav Thackeray told us to go to Varsha Bungalow: Shiv Sena leader Chandrakant Khaire

13:17 (IST) Jun 23

Key points from rebel Shiv Sena MLA's letter shared by Eknath Shinde

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13:06 (IST) Jun 23

When Hindutva and Ram Mandir are crucial issues for the party, then why did the party stop us from visiting Ayodhya. MLAs were called and were stopped from going to Ayodhya during Aaditya Thackeray's visit to Ayodhya

Shiv Sena MLA's letter

13:05 (IST) Jun 23

CM never used to be in the Secretariat, instead, he used to be in Matoshree (Thackeray residence). We used to call people around the CM but they never used to attend our calls. We were fed up with all these things & persuaded Eknath Shinde to take this step: Shiv Sena MLA's letter

13:05 (IST) Jun 23

People around the CM used to decide if we can meet him or not. We felt we were insulted, the letter said

13:03 (IST) Jun 23

Shinde's letter says that the doors of Varsha were closed to Sena MLAs for the last 2.5 years.

12:57 (IST) Jun 23

BJP puts up a poster, which reads "Goddess Mauli, may your blessings continue to be upon us and Devendra ji come to offer prayers to you in Pandharpur, after becoming the CM."