Uddhav Thackeray said that Eknath Shinde has been indulging in "anti-party activities"
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with his faction of MLAs have reached Mumbai from Goa where the rebel Shiv Sena legislators were camping after returning from Assam.
This comes after Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expelled Eknath Shinde from the party for indulging in "anti-party activities".
"In exercise of powers vested in me as Shiv Sena party president, I remove you from the post of Shiv Sena leader in the party organisation," Mr Thackeray wrote in a letter addressed to the Maharashtra CM, who had led a faction of rebel Sena MLAs.
A special two-day Assembly session has been convened on July 3 and 4. While election for the speaker's post will be held on Sunday, the newly sworn-in Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will face the test of strength on Monday.
Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi on Saturday filed his nomination as the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) candidate for the post of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker, election for which will be held on July 3.
On Friday, first-time BJP legislator Rahul Narvekar had filed his nomination for the post.
Here are the Highlights on the Maharashtra Crisis:
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs shifted to south Mumbai hotel after they return from GoaThe rebel Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLAs and Independents were taken to a starred hotel in south Mumbai in heavy security after they returned to the city from Goa in a special flight on Saturday night, police said.
As many as 50 MLAs who support Shinde, including 39 rebel legislators of the Shiv Sena, flew to Mumbai in a chartered flight. Shinde, who had flown to Goa in the morning, accompanied them back.
Their flight landed at the Mumbai airport around 8 pm nearly 50 minutes after it took off from Dabolim airport in Goa.
A posse of police personnel was deployed along the route between the airport and the starred hotel in south Mumbai to ensure the smooth movement of buses carrying the MLAs escorted by Mumbai Police, officials said.
Sena Rebels-Led By Eknath Shinde Back In MumbaiMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with his faction of MLAs have reached Mumbai from Goa where the rebel Shiv Sena legislators were camping after returning from Assam.
This comes after Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expelled Eknath Shinde from the party for indulging in "anti-party activities".
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs with Eknath Shinde take off for Mumbai from Goa
A group of rebel Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLAs and Independents led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday evening left for Mumbai from Goa in a chartered flight.
The MLAs, led by Shinde, left for the airport at Dabolim from the starred hotel in Dona Paula where they had been camping since June 29 in two buses.
Uddhav Thackeray's letter removing Eknath Shinde as 'Shiv Sena leader' to be challenged
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray's letter removing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde from the post of 'Shiv Sena leader' would be challenged before an appropriate forum, said MLA Deepak Kesarkar, spokesperson of the rebel Sena group, on Saturday.
Sanjay Raut claims he got 'Guwahati offer' but refused as he follows Balasaheb ThackerayDays after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) collapsed following the revolt of Shiv Sena leaders, party MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday claimed that he was "given the offer" to go to Guwahati and join Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs.
However, Mr Raut said he turned down the offer as he follows the Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.
Read More Devendra Fadnavis Said Yes To Deputy Post After PM Modi's Call: ReportBJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was in the loop all along and aware of the developments taking place in the State said sources on Saturday and added that he accepted the post of the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra to honour the call of the top party leadership.
Mr Fadnavis went ahead and took oath as a Deputy CM after a call from PM Modi on at least two occasions, sources told ANI.
Read More BJP Should Have Honoured Rotational Chief Minister Pact: SenaThe Shiv Sena on Saturday said former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis taking oath as deputy chief minister was a "shocking climax" to the event of creating political instability in the state, and questioned the BJP why it did not show a "big heart" by honouring the pact of rotational CM in 2019.
The Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', said that Mr Fadnavis's act of becoming deputy chief minister instead of chief minister is now being defended as an instance of his "big heart" and "adherence to the party's directives". Read More
Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to face vote of confidence on July 4The day-old Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra will face the floor test on July 4, an official said.
BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar filed the nomination on Friday for the post of Assembly Speaker, the official said. Election for the post will be held on July 3, when the special two-day session of the House begins, he said.
The decision of expelling Eknath Shinde, our disqualification of MLAs by the Thakrey faction is illegal, says Deepak Kesarkar, Shiv Sena
Ahead of the elections for the Maharashtra Assembly's Speaker post on Sunday, all the three parties in MVA- Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena will issue a whip for the MLAs
"As a responsible citizen and MP, it's my duty to appear if an investigative agency (ED) summons me. The problem is with timing- amid Maharashtra Crisis but they had doubts. Their officials behaved well with me; told them I can come again if need be": Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
Raj Thackeray praises Devendra Fadnavis for accepting Deputy roleMaharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has extended his best wishes to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis for being sworn in as the deputy chief minister of the state, further praising him for accepting the junior slot in the government following the order of the party high command despite him being a two-time chief minister.