Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the test of strength in the State Assembly. In the 288-member House, 164 MLAs voted for the motion of confidence, while 99 voted against it.
The test of strength came a day after BJP's Rahul Narwekar was elected Speaker.
The newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader.
A letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar reinstates Mr Shinde as the Shiv Sena's legislative party leader and also recognises the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp as the chief whip of the Sena, removing Sunil Prabhu, who belongs to the Thackeray faction.
Here are the Highlights on the Maharashtra Crisis:
Jul 04, 2022 15:27 (IST)
Eknath Shinde breaks down during speech after trust vote win
Jul 04, 2022 12:29 (IST)
A true Shivsainik has been become Chief Minister
Our alliance had received the mandate but we were deliberately taken away from the majority. But with Eknath Shinde, we have once again formed our Govt with Shiv Sena. A true Shivsainik has been made the Chief Minister, says Devendra Fadnavis
Jul 04, 2022 12:10 (IST)
"When I said 'Mi Punha Yein (I will return)', I was mocked. Now, I have returned and have brought Eknath Shinde with me": Devendra Fadnavis
Jul 04, 2022 11:49 (IST)
Three MLAs abstain from voting
Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi and Rais Shaikh, and AIMIM's Shah Farukh Anwar abstained from voting.
Jul 04, 2022 11:32 (IST)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde wins trust vote in Assembly
Maharashtra's four-day-old Eknath Shinde government -- formed with the aid of the BJP after two weeks of deep political crisis -- will have to prove its majority in the assembly today. While Eknath Shinde camp got 164 votes in the test of strength, the opposition camp got 99 votes.
