Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde won his first battle against Team Thackerey as its candidate secured a massive win in the election for the Speaker post. His four-day-old government will have to prove its majority in the assembly today. "We have won the Speaker's election today with good votes. We have 166 votes, those in front have 107. The difference that is there is huge. This difference will increase day by day and we have shown this by winning the first battle of the Speaker," he said.