Maharashtra Governor BS Koshiyari was admitted to a private hospital. (File)
Admitted to hospital with Coronavirus symptoms, Maharashtra Governor BS Koshiyari on Wednesday said that anyone who wanted to contact him could do so via video conferencing.
"Governor has Covid symptoms. Which is why he is admitted to the hospital. He is stable and there are no such talks of handing over his charge to the other Governor. If anyone wants to get in contact with the Governor, can do it via Video Conference," a statement from the Raj Bhavan said.
The message came amid an escalating political crisis in Maharashtra sparked by rebel Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde who flew to Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam this morning and claimed he had the support of 40 of the party's 55 MLAs and six independents.
"There is no question of changing parties. We will follow Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva," Mr Shinde told NDTV after arriving in Guwahati.
The exact number of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs travelling in the chartered flight from Surat in Gujarat, where they were camping earlier, could not be confirmed but the flight had 89 passengers, including onboard crew, news agency PTI said quoting sources.
The MLAs arrived here from Surat and were taken to the hotel in three buses of the Assam State Transport Corporation.
The Shiv Sena, which heads the MVA, has 55 MLAs, followed by allies NCP (53) and the Congress (44) in the 288-assembly where the current simple majority mark is 144.
The MLAs were taken to Surat from Mumbai on Tuesday and the decision to shift them to Guwahati was taken on security grounds, according to a BJP source, PTI reported.
The Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is facing a crisis following the revolt by a section of its MLA led by Mr Shinde.