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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

19:05 (IST) Jun 22

Thackeray tells rebels he is ready to quit as CM

18:50 (IST) Jun 22

It's an internal issue of Shiv Sena and the party leadership can sort it out easily. The problem is the BJP's attitude of using money and agencies to poach the MLAs. I think Shiv Sena will survive.

Congress MP KC Venugopal

18:47 (IST) Jun 22

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18:36 (IST) Jun 22

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule and Jitendra Awhad arrive at the residence of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

18:25 (IST) Jun 22

I have faced many challenges. What is the worst that will happen? We will fight again. As long as Balasaheb shiv sainiks are with me, I can face any challenges: Uddhav

18:12 (IST) Jun 22

CM posts will come and go but the real asset is the affection of the people. In the past 2 years, I was fortunate enough to get a lot of affection from people: Uddhav Thackeray

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18:02 (IST) Jun 22

Ready to quit even as Shiv Sena chief; let those disgruntled MLAs come forward and demand so.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

17:57 (IST) Jun 22

When all 3 parties came together in 2019, Sharad Pawar told me that I had to take the responsibility of CM post. I didn't even prior experience. But I took the responsibility. Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi helped me a lot, they kept their faith in me: Uddhav Thackeray

17:56 (IST) Jun 22

When my own people don't want me in the position what can I say. If they had something against me, what was the need of saying all this in Surat, they could have come here and said this to my face: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

17:55 (IST) Jun 22

I am okay with any Shiv Sainik becoming the chief minister. The position came to me as a surprise but it is not something I yearn for: Uddhav

17:53 (IST) Jun 22

Getting calls from MLAs who have gone with Eknath Shinde; they are claiming that they were forcibly taken away: Uddhav Thackeray

17:51 (IST) Jun 22

If any of my MLA says that they don't want me to be the chief minister, I am ready to resign. I am not someone who will fight for a chair: Uddhav

17:50 (IST) Jun 22

What is sad and surprising is that my own people are saying they don't want me to be the chief minister: Uddhav

17:47 (IST) Jun 22

Some people say that it's not Bala Sahib's Shiv Sena. They should tell what were the thoughts of Bala Saheb. This is the same Shiv Sena that it was at his time 'Hindutva' is our life: Uddhav

17:45 (IST) Jun 22

It's true that I could not meet people in the last few months due to my surgery and health condition. But now, I have started meeting people: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

17:44 (IST) Jun 22

Some Shiv Sena MLAs are missing. First they went to Surat and then Guwahati: Uddhav

17:44 (IST) Jun 22

Shiv Sena will never leave Hindutva. It is our ideology and identity: Uddhav Thackeray

17:42 (IST) Jun 22

Uddhav Thackeray addresses public

17:21 (IST) Jun 22

Will Uddhav Thackeray lose both — his government and hold over party?

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16:42 (IST) Jun 22

Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena has asked all its MLAs in Maharashtra, including the rebels accompanying dissident leader Eknath Shinde, to attend a legislature party meeting at 5 PM or face action under the anti-defection law.