Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Sunday that the next 30 to 40 years will be the era of his party and India will become a "vishwa guru" (world leader).
While proposing the political resolution at the BJP national executive meeting here, Shah said "dynastic politics, casteism and politics of appeasement" were the "greatest sins" and the reason behind the country's sufferings over the years.
Briefing reporters on his speech, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Shah cited the BJP's win in a series of polls to assert that it underlined people's approval of the party's "politics of development and performance" and called for ending the politics of family rule, casteism and appeasement.
The home minister said the BJP will end family rule in states like Telangana and West Bengal and also come to power in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha among other states which have so far remained out of the saffron party's power march since it formed government at the Centre in 2014.
There was a "collective hope and finding" at the meeting that the BJP's next round of growth will come from south India, Sarma added.

BJP national executive meet: next 30-40 years to be era of BJP, says Amit Shah

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Sunday that the next 30 to 40 years will be the era of his party and India will become a "vishwa guru" (world leader).

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Sunday that the next 30 to 40 years will be the era of his party and India will become a "vishwa guru" (world leader).
While proposing the political resolution at the BJP national executive meeting here, Shah said "dynastic politics, casteism and politics of appeasement" were the "greatest sins" and the reason behind the country's sufferings over the years.
Briefing reporters on his speech, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Shah cited the BJP's win in a series of polls to assert that it underlined people's approval of the party's "politics of development and performance" and called for ending the politics of family rule, casteism and appeasement.
The home minister said the BJP will end family rule in states like Telangana and West Bengal and also come to power in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha among other states which have so far remained out of the saffron party's power march since it formed government at the Centre in 2014.
There was a "collective hope and finding" at the meeting that the BJP's next round of growth will come from south India, Sarma added.
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Maharashtra on Sunday became the only state in the country where the presiding officers of the Legislature are in-laws.
BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar has become the new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council.
45-year-old Narvekar is also the youngest ever Assembly Speaker in the country.
The legislator from Mumbai's Colaba Assembly constituency has been associated with the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party in the past.
Narvekar, whose brother Makarand is a corporator from Colaba, was a spokesperson of the youth wing of Shiv Sena in early years. He quit that party and joined NCP in 2014.
He had then claimed that inaccessibility of party top brass prompted him to quit the Sena.
Narvekar contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Maval, losing to Shrirang Appa Barne of the Shiv Sena.
He joined the BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls from Colaba. He won the Colaba Assembly seat, defeating Congress' Ashok Jagtap.

Rahul Narwekar is Maharashtra Assembly's new speaker: all you need to know

Maharashtra on Sunday became the only state in the country where the presiding officers of the Legislature are in-laws.
BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar has become the new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council.
Narvekar (45) is also the youngest ever Assembly Speaker in the country, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
The legislator from Mumbai's Colaba Assembly constituency has been associated with the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party in the past.
Narvekar, whose brother Makarand is a corporator from Colaba, was a spokesperson of the youth wing of Shiv Sena in early years. He quit that party and joined NCP in 2014.
He had then claimed that inaccessibility of party top brass (read Uddhav Thackeray) prompted him to quit the Sena.
Narvekar contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Maval, losing to Shrirang Appa Barne of the Shiv Sena.
He joined the BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls from Colaba. He won the Colaba Assembly seat, defeating Congress' Ashok Jagtap.

Shinde camp wins Speaker polls ahead of trust vote

BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar has become the new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council.

Maharashtra on Sunday became the only state in the country where the presiding officers of the Legislature are in-laws.
BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar has become the new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council.
45-year-old Narwekar is also the youngest ever Assembly Speaker in the country.
The legislator from Mumbai's Colaba Assembly constituency has been associated with the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party in the past.
Narwekar, whose brother Makarand is a corporator from Colaba, was a spokesperson of the youth wing of Shiv Sena in early years. He quit that party and joined NCP in 2014.
He had then claimed that inaccessibility of party top brass prompted him to quit the Sena.
Narwekar contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Maval, losing to Shrirang Appa Barne of the Shiv Sena.
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He joined the BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls from Colaba. He won the Colaba Assembly seat, defeating Congress' Ashok Jagtap.

 Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who support Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai from Goa on Saturday evening on the eve of a special two-day session of the state legislature which will see election for the post of Assembly Speaker as well as a floor test of the new government.
They were escorted back to Mumbai from Goa by Ekanth Shinde, the leader of the rebel faction. 
The MLAs were camping at a starred hotel in Dona Paula since June 29 after flying to Goa from Guwahati. Many of them had left Maharashtra on June 21 along with Shinde.
In Mumbai, security had been tightened at the airport to avoid any untoward incident in the wake of the recent violent protests against rebel MLAs by Shiv Sena cadres in some parts of the state.
On Wednesday, Thackeray resigned as chief minister after the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test ordered by the governor and it became apparent that Shinde had support of the majority of Sena MLAs.
Shinde took oath as CM the next day with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
The post of Assembly Speaker has been lying vacant since Nana Patole of Congress resigned in February 2021 to become his party's state unit president. Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal was officiating as acting Speaker in the meantime.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, meanwhile, said there would be a long legal battle ahead for deciding which faction of the Shiv Sena would be considered as the `original' party.
"The court will have final say is what I feel,” he told reporters in Pune.
On Friday, Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, removed Shinde as `Shiv Sena leader' for "anti-party activities". MLA Deepak Kesarkar, a Shinde supporter, said the chief minister will challenge the decision in a court. Earlier, Thackeray had appointed Ajay Chaudhary as the party's group leader in Assembly, replacing Shinde, which was approved by acting Speaker Zirwal.
On the other hand, several Independent MLAs who support Shinde also moved a motion of no-confidence against Zirwal.
Pawar claimed that the no confidence motion "does not restrict him (Zirwal) from serving the office" and he can still perform the duty of acting Speaker.
The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Fadnavis, a former chief minister, taking oath as deputy CM was a "shocking climax" to the drama of 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 when the Sena had demanded the CM's post for two and a half years. 
(with PTI inputs)

Escorted by Maharashtra CM Shinde, rebel Shiv Sena MLAs return to Mumbai

 Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who support Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai from Goa on Saturday evening on the eve of a special two-day session of the state legislature 

The MLAs were camping at a starred hotel in Dona Paula since June 29 after flying to Goa from Guwahati. Many of them had left Maharashtra on June 21 along with Shinde.

&nbsp;Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who support Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai from Goa on Saturday evening on the eve of a special two-day session of the state legislature which will see election for the post of Assembly Speaker as well as a floor test of the new government.
They were escorted back to Mumbai from Goa by Ekanth Shinde, the leader of the rebel faction.&nbsp;
The MLAs were camping at a starred hotel in Dona Paula since June 29 after flying to Goa from Guwahati. Many of them had left Maharashtra on June 21 along with Shinde.
In Mumbai, security had been tightened at the airport to avoid any untoward incident in the wake of the recent violent protests against rebel MLAs by Shiv Sena cadres in some parts of the state.
On Wednesday, Thackeray resigned as chief minister after the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test ordered by the governor and it became apparent that Shinde had support of the majority of Sena MLAs.
Shinde took oath as CM the next day with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
The post of Assembly Speaker has been lying vacant since Nana Patole of Congress resigned in February 2021 to become his party's state unit president. Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal was officiating as acting Speaker in the meantime.
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NCP chief Sharad Pawar, meanwhile, said there would be a long legal battle ahead for deciding which faction of the Shiv Sena would be considered as the `original' party.
"The court will have final say is what I feel,&rdquo; he told reporters in Pune.
On Friday, Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, removed Shinde as `Shiv Sena leader' for "anti-party activities". MLA Deepak Kesarkar, a Shinde supporter, said the chief minister will challenge the decision in a court. Earlier, Thackeray had appointed Ajay Chaudhary as the party's group leader in Assembly, replacing Shinde, which was approved by acting Speaker Zirwal.
On the other hand, several Independent MLAs who support Shinde also moved a motion of no-confidence against Zirwal.
Pawar claimed that the no confidence motion "does not restrict him (Zirwal) from serving the office" and he can still perform the duty of acting Speaker.
The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Fadnavis, a former chief minister, taking oath as deputy CM was a "shocking climax" to the drama of 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 when the Sena had demanded the CM's post for two and a half years.&nbsp;
(with PTI inputs)

The Congress on Saturday alleged that one of the main accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur is a "BJP member" and asked whether the Centre had moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to this reason.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, party's media department head Pawan Khera said a very sensational disclosure has been made by a media group in connection with the Udaipur incident which pointed to the BJP links with Riyaz Attari.
Some reports have also referred to the accused as Riaz Akhtari.
"The killer of Kanhaiya Lal, Riyaz Attari is a member of the BJP," Khera said in a tweet after the press conference.
Earlier in the day, responding to a tweet by a Congress leader referring to one of the accused's alleged BJP links, BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya dismissed the claim as "fake news".
"I am not surprised that you are peddling #FakeNews. The Udaipur murderers WERN'T members of the BJP. Their attempt to infiltrate was like the LTTE assassin's attempt to enter the Congress to kill Rajiv Gandhi," he tweeted.
"Congress should stop fooling around with terror and national security," Malviya said.
Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was killed Tuesday afternoon by two cleaver-wielding men, who posted a grisly video of the crime online claiming responsibility for the murder.
The two accused, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
At the presser, Khera cited pictures and posts linking Attari with BJP leaders -- Irshad Chainwala and Mohammad Tahir.
"It has also come to the fore in the same disclosure that the main accused Riyaz Attari often participated in the programmes of Rajasthan BJP leader and former minister Gulabchand Kataria," he alleged.
"Not only this, pictures of the main accused Riyaz Attari attending the meetings of the BJP's Rajasthan minority unit are also in front of the world," Khera claimed.
Through the posts of BJP leader Irshad Chainwala on Facebook on November 30, 2018, and Mohammad Tahir on February 3, 2019, October 27, 2019, August 10, 2021, November 28, 2019, and other posts, it is clear that Attari was not only "close to BJP leaders", but was also an active member of the BJP, Khera alleged.
Questioning the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress leader asked whether the Bharatiya Janata Party and its leaders are trying to create an atmosphere of religious frenzy in the country.
"Is the Bharatiya Janata Party, through its spokespersons and leaders, trying to take advantage by polarising the country," he asked.
Khera said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had welcomed the transfer of this case to the NIA.
However, in light of "new facts", the question that arises is whether the BJP-led government at the Centre moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to these reasons, he said.

Udaipur tailor murder: Congress say one of the main accused is BJP member

At the presser, Khera cited pictures and posts linking Attari with BJP leaders -- Irshad Chainwala and Mohammad Tahir.

The Congress on Saturday alleged that one of the main accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur is a "BJP member" and asked whether the Centre had moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to this reason.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, party's media department head Pawan Khera said a very sensational disclosure has been made by a media group in connection with the Udaipur incident which pointed to the BJP links with Riyaz Attari.
Some reports have also referred to the accused as Riaz Akhtari.
"The killer of Kanhaiya Lal, Riyaz Attari is a member of the BJP," Khera said in a tweet after the press conference.
Earlier in the day, responding to a tweet by a Congress leader referring to one of the accused's alleged BJP links, BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya dismissed the claim as "fake news".
"I am not surprised that you are peddling #FakeNews. The Udaipur murderers WERN'T members of the BJP. Their attempt to infiltrate was like the LTTE assassin's attempt to enter the Congress to kill Rajiv Gandhi," he tweeted.
"Congress should stop fooling around with terror and national security," Malviya said.
Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was killed Tuesday afternoon by two cleaver-wielding men, who posted a grisly video of the crime online claiming responsibility for the murder.
The two accused, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
At the presser, Khera cited pictures and posts linking Attari with BJP leaders -- Irshad Chainwala and Mohammad Tahir.
"It has also come to the fore in the same disclosure that the main accused Riyaz Attari often participated in the programmes of Rajasthan BJP leader and former minister Gulabchand Kataria," he alleged.
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"Not only this, pictures of the main accused Riyaz Attari attending the meetings of the BJP's Rajasthan minority unit are also in front of the world," Khera claimed.
Through the posts of BJP leader Irshad Chainwala on Facebook on November 30, 2018, and Mohammad Tahir on February 3, 2019, October 27, 2019, August 10, 2021, November 28, 2019, and other posts, it is clear that Attari was not only "close to BJP leaders", but was also an active member of the BJP, Khera alleged.
Questioning the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress leader asked whether the Bharatiya Janata Party and its leaders are trying to create an atmosphere of religious frenzy in the country.
"Is the Bharatiya Janata Party, through its spokespersons and leaders, trying to take advantage by polarising the country," he asked.
Khera said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had welcomed the transfer of this case to the NIA.
However, in light of "new facts", the question that arises is whether the BJP-led government at the Centre moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to these reasons, he said.

 A section of Shiv Sena parliamentarians on Friday asked party chief Uddhav Thackeray to mend fences with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde amid claims by BJP leaders that at least a dozen Lok Sabha members of the rebellion-hit party were in touch with them.
A central BJP minister claimed that the split in the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra will also have an impact in the Lok Sabha as at least a dozen Lok Sabha members of the party, out of the total 19, were ready to switch sides.
A meeting of Shiv Sena MPs, convened by Thackeray in Mumbai on Friday evening, saw suggestions being made even by a party veteran to patch up with the rebel group led by Shinde in the long-term interests of the party, Sena sources said.
Thackeray's response to the suggestions was not immediately known.
The meeting was not attended by three lawmakers - Shrikant Shinde, the son of the new chief minister; Bhawana Gawli, who is under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate; and Rajan Vichare, the Lok Sabha member from Thane, the sources said.
Shiv Sena has 19 members in the Lok Sabha and three members in the Rajya Sabha.
Shinde's son Shrikant, a two-term Lok Sabha member from Kalyan, has already joined ranks with his father, while five-term parliamentarian from Yavatmal Bhawana Gawli had written a letter to the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray urging him to consider the grievances of the rebels with regard to Hindutva.  Rajan Vichare, the Lok Sabha member from Thane, was mentored by the late Anand Dighe like Shinde.
Gawli has been under the radar of the Enforcement Directorate over allegations of money laundering connected with a non-governmental organisation run by her.
Thirty-five-year-old Shrikant, who was with the rebel MLAs in Goa, was not available for comments.  A section of the Lok Sabha members was in a quandary as several MLAs in their constituencies had sided with Shinde and were apprehensive of financial support for development projects under the new dispensation.
"There has been no impact of the rebellion on the Shiv Sena parliamentary party," Vinayak Raut, leader of the Shiv Sena in the Lok Sabha, told PTI before the meeting with Thackeray.
Lok Sabha member from Osmanabad Omraje Nimbalkar too said he was firmly with Thackeray and would cast his vote in the July 18 presidential elections according to the directions of the Shiv Sena chief.
"The split is in the Shiv Sena legislature party, why do you want to drag the Parliamentary unit into this," a Sena Lok Sabha member from Vidarbha region asked.
The Rajya Sabha members are Anil Desai, Sanjay Raut and Priyanka Chaturvedi, all considered close to the Thackerays.

 Shiv Sena MPs want Uddhav to patch up with Eknath Shinde

A section of Shiv Sena parliamentarians on Friday asked party chief Uddhav Thackeray to mend fences with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Shiv Sena has 19 members in the Lok Sabha and three members in the Rajya Sabha.

&nbsp;A section of Shiv Sena parliamentarians on Friday asked party chief Uddhav Thackeray to mend fences with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde amid claims by BJP leaders that at least a dozen Lok Sabha members of the rebellion-hit party were in touch with them.
A central BJP minister claimed that the split in the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra will also have an impact in the Lok Sabha as at least a dozen Lok Sabha members of the party, out of the total 19, were ready to switch sides.
A meeting of Shiv Sena MPs, convened by Thackeray in Mumbai on Friday evening, saw suggestions being made even by a party veteran to patch up with the rebel group led by Shinde in the long-term interests of the party, Sena sources said.
Thackeray's response to the suggestions was not immediately known.
The meeting was not attended by three lawmakers - Shrikant Shinde, the son of the new chief minister; Bhawana Gawli, who is under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate; and Rajan Vichare, the Lok Sabha member from Thane, the sources said.
Shiv Sena has 19 members in the Lok Sabha and three members in the Rajya Sabha.
Shinde's son Shrikant, a two-term Lok Sabha member from Kalyan, has already joined ranks with his father, while five-term parliamentarian from Yavatmal Bhawana Gawli had written a letter to the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray urging him to consider the grievances of the rebels with regard to Hindutva. &nbsp;Rajan Vichare, the Lok Sabha member from Thane, was mentored by the late Anand Dighe like Shinde.
Gawli has been under the radar of the Enforcement Directorate over allegations of money laundering connected with a non-governmental organisation run by her.
Thirty-five-year-old Shrikant, who was with the rebel MLAs in Goa, was not available for comments. &nbsp;A section of the Lok Sabha members was in a quandary as several MLAs in their constituencies had sided with Shinde and were apprehensive of financial support for development projects under the new dispensation.
"There has been no impact of the rebellion on the Shiv Sena parliamentary party," Vinayak Raut, leader of the Shiv Sena in the Lok Sabha, told PTI before the meeting with Thackeray.
Lok Sabha member from Osmanabad Omraje Nimbalkar too said he was firmly with Thackeray and would cast his vote in the July 18 presidential elections according to the directions of the Shiv Sena chief.
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"The split is in the Shiv Sena legislature party, why do you want to drag the Parliamentary unit into this," a Sena Lok Sabha member from Vidarbha region asked.
The Rajya Sabha members are Anil Desai, Sanjay Raut and Priyanka Chaturvedi, all considered close to the Thackerays.

BJP has consolidated its position in the north-western India after adding Maharashtra to its kitty and now it has set it eyes on southern states, especially Telangana.
The saffron party will be holding a 2-day national executive meeting in Hyderabad on Saturday and Sunday. 
Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and several other big leaders of the party will be attending the meeting. 
This will be the first physical meeting of the BJP's key decision-making body outside the national capital after a gap of five years and the third in a southern state after coming to power in 2014.
The national executive meeting will begin on Saturday noon with the inaugural speech of Nadda and conclude with Modi's address on Sunday.

After successful Maharashtra coup, BJP's big meet in Hyderabad

BJP has consolidated its position in the north-western India after adding Maharashtra to its kitty and now it has set it eyes on southern states, especially Telangana.

This will be the first physical meeting of the BJP's key decision-making body outside the national capital after a gap of five years and the third in a southern state after coming to power in 2014.

BJP has consolidated its position in the north-western India after adding Maharashtra to its kitty and now it has set it eyes on southern states, especially Telangana.
The saffron party will be holding a 2-day national executive meeting in Hyderabad on Saturday and Sunday.&nbsp;
Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and several other big leaders of the party will be attending the meeting.&nbsp;
This will be the first physical meeting of the BJP's key decision-making body outside the national capital after a gap of five years and the third in a southern state after coming to power in 2014.
The national executive meeting will begin on Saturday noon with the inaugural speech of Nadda and conclude with Modi's address on Sunday.
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Dealing a blow to Eknath Shinde's claims of being the 'real Shiv Sena', party president Uddhav Thackeray has removed him from the post of `Shiv Sena leader'.
In a letter to Shinde, who was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister a day earlier, Thackeray accused him of "indulging in anti-party activities".
Shinde has also "voluntarily" given up the membership of the party, therefore "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," said the letter.
The letter is dated June 30, the day Shinde took oath as chief minister with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
Thackeray, who headed a coalition government of Sena, NCP and Congress, stepped down as Chief Minister on June 29 after the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. With 39 out of 55 Sena MLAs being part of Shinde's camp, it was apparent that the government had lost its majority.
The Sena had earlier sought disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs, and also removed Shinde as the party's leader in the Assembly. The Shinde camp, on the other hand, claimed that as they had majority, their group was the real Shiv Sena in the legislature.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 11 the plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from assembly of Shinde and 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending.
After Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister, Prabhu moved the top court seeking his suspension and of 15 rebels on various grounds, alleging that they are “acting as pawns of the BJP, thereby committing the constitutional sin of defection.” 

 Uddhav Thackeray sacks Eknath Shinde as `Shiv Sena leader'

Dealing a blow to Eknath Shinde's claims of being the 'real Shiv Sena', party president Uddhav Thackeray has removed him from the post of `Shiv Sena leader'.

In a letter to Shinde, who was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister a day earlier, Thackeray accused him of "indulging in anti-party activities".

Dealing a blow to Eknath Shinde's claims of being the 'real Shiv Sena', party president Uddhav Thackeray has removed him from the post of `Shiv Sena leader'.
In a letter to Shinde, who was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister a day earlier, Thackeray accused him of "indulging in anti-party activities".
Shinde has also "voluntarily" given up the membership of the party, therefore "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," said the letter.
The letter is dated June 30, the day Shinde took oath as chief minister with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
Thackeray, who headed a coalition government of Sena, NCP and Congress, stepped down as Chief Minister on June 29 after the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. With 39 out of 55 Sena MLAs being part of Shinde's camp, it was apparent that the government had lost its majority.
The Sena had earlier sought disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs, and also removed Shinde as the party's leader in the Assembly. The Shinde camp, on the other hand, claimed that as they had majority, their group was the real Shiv Sena in the legislature.
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 11 the plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from assembly of Shinde and 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending.
After Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister, Prabhu moved the top court seeking his suspension and of 15 rebels on various grounds, alleging that they are &ldquo;acting as pawns of the BJP, thereby committing the constitutional sin of defection.&rdquo;&nbsp;

With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP on Saturday announced a host of new activities, including 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme to unify people and a reachout to beneficiaries of government schemes.
The decision to step up its outreach activities and strengthen the organisation at the booth level was taken at the BJP's office-bearers meeting here before the start of its national executive.
It was also informed that two resolutions -- one political and the other on economic and welfare of the poor -- will be passed in the national executive meeting.
Besides, the party will also issue a statement on the political situation in Telangana.
Briefing reporters, party vice president Vasundhara Raje said all important issues and prevailing political environment will be discussed at the national executive meeting.
It will be decided in the executive meeting which topics are to be considered, she said.
She was replying to a question whether discussions will be held on the Udaipur killing in which a person was hacked to death by men and the row over suspended spokesperson Nupur Sharma's derogatory comments about Prophet Mohammad.
The office-bearers meeting discussed outlines of the new organisational activities, including 'har ghar tiranga' (Tri-colour at every home) exercise to reach 20 crore people which, Raje added, will unify the country.
Describing booth workers as the foundation of BJP, Raje said the party has decided to have 200 active workers on every polling booth, have Whatsapp groups of booth level workers and make 'Panna pramukhs' more organised.
The party's organisational and outreach activities will be reviewed at the booth level on weekly basis, she added.
Raje also informed that the party will reach out to 30 crore beneficiaries of various government schemes.
BJP president JP Nadda will deliver his address the inaugural session of the party's national executive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also reached here to attend the meeting.

2024 Lok Sabha election: BJP announces host of campaigns

It was also informed that two resolutions -- one political and the other on economic and welfare of the poor -- will be passed in the national executive meeting.

With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP on Saturday announced a host of new activities, including 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme to unify people and a reachout to beneficiaries of government schemes.
The decision to step up its outreach activities and strengthen the organisation at the booth level was taken at the BJP's office-bearers meeting here before the start of its national executive.
It was also informed that two resolutions -- one political and the other on economic and welfare of the poor -- will be passed in the national executive meeting.
Besides, the party will also issue a statement on the political situation in Telangana.
Briefing reporters, party vice president Vasundhara Raje said all important issues and prevailing political environment will be discussed at the national executive meeting.
It will be decided in the executive meeting which topics are to be considered, she said.
She was replying to a question whether discussions will be held on the Udaipur killing in which a person was hacked to death by men and the row over suspended spokesperson Nupur Sharma's derogatory comments about Prophet Mohammad.
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The office-bearers meeting discussed outlines of the new organisational activities, including 'har ghar tiranga' (Tri-colour at every home) exercise to reach 20 crore people which, Raje added, will unify the country.
Describing booth workers as the foundation of BJP, Raje said the party has decided to have 200 active workers on every polling booth, have Whatsapp groups of booth level workers and make 'Panna pramukhs' more organised.
The party's organisational and outreach activities will be reviewed at the booth level on weekly basis, she added.
Raje also informed that the party will reach out to 30 crore beneficiaries of various government schemes.
BJP president JP Nadda will deliver his address the inaugural session of the party's national executive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also reached here to attend the meeting.

The Union Home Ministry on Saturday handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) the investigation into the killing of a chemist in Amravati in Maharashtra, a spokesperson said.
The spokesperson tweeted that the NIA would probe the conspiracy behind the killing of the chemist, Umesh Kolhe, who was hacked to death on June 21.
The NIA would also thoroughly investigate any involvement of organisations and international linkages, the spokesperson said.
Five persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of the 54-year-old chemist so far.

NIA to probe killing of chemist in Amravati in Maharashtra

The NIA would also thoroughly investigate any involvement of organisations and international linkages, the spokesperson said.

The Union Home Ministry on Saturday handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) the investigation into the killing of a chemist in Amravati in Maharashtra, a spokesperson said.
The spokesperson tweeted that the NIA would probe the conspiracy behind the killing of the chemist, Umesh Kolhe, who was hacked to death on June 21.
The NIA would also thoroughly investigate any involvement of organisations and international linkages, the spokesperson said.
Five persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of the 54-year-old chemist so far.
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Rs 8 lakhs spent every day - the recent rebellion in Shiv Sena once again highlighted how political parties splurge money in their power games.
But where does this money come from? What's the income, and what are its sources? Let's take a look at the finances of political parties.
In financial year 2021-21, the Bharatiya Janata Party's income was over Rs 752 crore. The party spent Rs 620 crore. The Shiv Sena, currently going through a tug-of-war, got Rs 13 crore, and spent more than half - Rs 7 crore.
ALSO WATCH | Cost of Sena rebel camp in a 5 star hotel
Meanwhile, the Congress got Rs 285 crore in 2021-21, and spent Rs 209 crore. The Trinamool Congress made Rs 74 crore, but its expenditure was almost double at Rs 132 crore in 2020-21. The Nationalist Congress Party's income was Rs 34 crore, and it spent Rs 12 crore.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, leading the ruling coalition in Tamil Nadu, got Rs 149 crore, and spent Rs 218 crore in 2020-21. The Aam Aadmi Party, ruling Delhi and Punjab, had an income of Rs 17 crore, and expenditure of Rs 15 crore, in 2020-21.
The sources of income of political parties are varied. Here's a look at the major sources, as per an ADR report.
In 2020-21, the BJP got Rs 577 crore in voluntary contributions, Rs 168 crore as interest from banks, Rs 5 crore in fees and subscriptions, and half a crore Rupees from other sources.
The Shiv Sena got Rs 12 crore as interest on FD, Rs 0.8 crore as fees and subscriptions, Rs 0.7 crore from grants and donations, and Rs 10 lakhs from other sources.
The Congress got Rs 156 crore by issuing coupons, Rs 95 crore as grants and donations, Rs 20 crore as fees and subscriptions, and Rs 12 crore from other sources. The Trinamool Congress got Rs 42 crore from donations and contributions, Rs 18 crore as fees and subscriptions, Rs 3 crore from other sources, and Rs 10 crore was sundry balance written off.
The NCP got Rs 26 crore from grants and donations, Rs 8 crore from coupon and publication sale, Rs 0.3 crore as interest on FDs, and Rs 7 lakh from other sources.
The DMK got Rs 113 crore from grants and donations, Rs 23 crore as fees and subscriptions, Rs 12 crore as interest on bank deposits, and Rs 40 lakhs from other sources. The Aam Aadmi Party got Rs 16 crore from donations, Rs 0.8 crore as interest income, and Rs 0.1 crore as fees and subscriptions.
Political funding is a controversial issue in India. Activists have long pressed for reform in the area, seeking greater transparency.
In recent years, electoral bonds have become a major bone of contention. Critics have claimed that electoral bonds allow donors to remain anonymous, making the use of black money and money laundering easier. In response, the Narendra Modi government has claimed that electoral bonds actually enhance transparency, as identity of the donor is available in bank records.
With hundreds of crores of rupees going to political parties every year, greater scrutiny of the source of this big money will only strengthen Indian democracy.

Revealed: where political parties get money from | Shiv Sena, BJP, Congress, TMC, AAP income sources

Rs 8 lakhs spent every day - the recent rebellion in Shiv Sena once again highlighted how political parties splurge money in their power games.

Rs 8 lakhs spent every day - the recent rebellion in Shiv Sena once again highlighted how political parties splurge money in their power games.
But where does this money come from? What's the income, and what are its sources? Let's take a look at the finances of political parties.
In financial year 2021-21, the Bharatiya Janata Party's income was over Rs 752 crore. The party spent Rs 620 crore. The Shiv Sena, currently going through a tug-of-war, got Rs 13 crore, and spent more than half - Rs 7 crore.
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Meanwhile, the Congress got Rs 285 crore in 2021-21, and spent Rs 209 crore. The Trinamool Congress made Rs 74 crore, but its expenditure was almost double at Rs 132 crore in 2020-21. The Nationalist Congress Party's income was Rs 34 crore, and it spent Rs 12 crore.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, leading the ruling coalition in Tamil Nadu, got Rs 149 crore, and spent Rs 218 crore in 2020-21. The Aam Aadmi Party, ruling Delhi and Punjab, had an income of Rs 17 crore, and expenditure of Rs 15 crore, in 2020-21.
The sources of income of political parties are varied. Here's a look at the major sources, as per an ADR report.
In 2020-21, the BJP got Rs 577 crore in voluntary contributions, Rs 168 crore as interest from banks, Rs 5 crore in fees and subscriptions, and half a crore Rupees from other sources.
The Shiv Sena got Rs 12 crore as interest on FD, Rs 0.8 crore as fees and subscriptions, Rs 0.7 crore from grants and donations, and Rs 10 lakhs from other sources.
The Congress got Rs 156 crore by issuing coupons, Rs 95 crore as grants and donations, Rs 20 crore as fees and subscriptions, and Rs 12 crore from other sources. The Trinamool Congress got Rs 42 crore from donations and contributions, Rs 18 crore as fees and subscriptions, Rs 3 crore from other sources, and Rs 10 crore was sundry balance written off.
The NCP got Rs 26 crore from grants and donations, Rs 8 crore from coupon and publication sale, Rs 0.3 crore as interest on FDs, and Rs 7 lakh from other sources.
The DMK got Rs 113 crore from grants and donations, Rs 23 crore as fees and subscriptions, Rs 12 crore as interest on bank deposits, and Rs 40 lakhs from other sources. The Aam Aadmi Party got Rs 16 crore from donations, Rs 0.8 crore as interest income, and Rs 0.1 crore as fees and subscriptions.
Political funding is a controversial issue in India. Activists have long pressed for reform in the area, seeking greater transparency.
In recent years, electoral bonds have become a major bone of contention. Critics have claimed that electoral bonds allow donors to remain anonymous, making the use of black money and money laundering easier. In response, the Narendra Modi government has claimed that electoral bonds actually enhance transparency, as identity of the donor is available in bank records.
With hundreds of crores of rupees going to political parties every year, greater scrutiny of the source of this big money will only strengthen Indian democracy.

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The Trinamool Congress staged a protest outside the Guwahati hotel where the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs are staying, accusing the Assam govt of concentrating on toppling the Maharashtra govt when over 55 lakh people in state have been affected by floods. 
Several protesters were detained by the police posted outside the hotel. 
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma Biswa has been facing criticism since Wednesday after dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde arrived in Guwahati with his group of MLAs. 
On being asked about the legislators staying in Assam, Sarma had said that it is a good for the state as it needs revenue to deal with the devastating flood. 

TMC protests outside Shiv Sena hotel, accuses Assam govt of neglecting floods

The Trinamool Congress staged a protest outside the Guwahati hotel where the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs are staying, accusing the Assam govt of concentrating on toppling the Maharashtra govt when over 55 lakh people in state have been affected by floods. 

On being asked about the legislators staying in Assam, Sarma had said that it is a good for the state as it needs revenue to deal with the devastating flood.&nbsp;

The Trinamool Congress staged a protest outside the Guwahati hotel where the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs are staying, accusing the Assam govt of concentrating on toppling the Maharashtra govt when over 55 lakh people in state have been affected by floods.&nbsp;
Several protesters were detained by the police posted outside the hotel.&nbsp;
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma Biswa has been facing criticism since Wednesday after dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde arrived in Guwahati with his group of MLAs.&nbsp;
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On being asked about the legislators staying in Assam, Sarma had said that it is a good for the state as it needs revenue to deal with the devastating flood.&nbsp;

The National Commission for Women on Monday asked police in Uttar Pradesh to take action against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly instigating hatred and ill-will against suspended BJP member Nupur Sharma.
The Supreme Court last week said Sharma "and her loose tongue had set the country on fire' and that she needed to apologise”.
Sharma had made controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad.
Yadav said on Twitter: "Not only the face but the body should also apologise and should also be punished for disturbing the harmony of the country." In a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police D S Chauhan, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said the tweet is "sheer instigation".
“The National Commission for Women has come across a Twitter post of Akhilesh Yadav instigating a feeling of hatred and ill-will against Nupur Sharma also, inciting communal disharmony between the two religious groups which is extremely condemnable,” Sharma said.
“Considering the gravity of the matter, you are required to take immediate action against Akhilesh Yadav...," Sharma wrote.
She also termed the SP chief's statement "unsolicited" as the matter is already being looked into by the judiciary.   "Nupur Sharma is already facing threat to her life and the tweet of Akhilesh is a sheer instigation to the general public to assault Sharma. A fair investigation must be accomplished in a time bound manner," Sharma said.
She said action taken must be apprised within three days.

NCW seeks action against Akhilesh Yadav for tweet on Nupur Sharma

The National Commission for Women on Monday asked police in Uttar Pradesh to take action against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly instigating hatred and ill-will against suspended BJP member Nupur Sharma.

In a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police D S Chauhan, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said the tweet is "sheer instigation" while terming it unsolicited.

The National Commission for Women on Monday asked police in Uttar Pradesh to take action against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly instigating hatred and ill-will against suspended BJP member Nupur Sharma.
The Supreme Court last week said Sharma "and her loose tongue had set the country on fire' and that she needed to apologise&rdquo;.
Sharma had made controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad.
Yadav said on Twitter: "Not only the face but the body should also apologise and should also be punished for disturbing the harmony of the country." In a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police D S Chauhan, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said the tweet is "sheer instigation".
&ldquo;The National Commission for Women has come across a Twitter post of Akhilesh Yadav instigating a feeling of hatred and ill-will against Nupur Sharma also, inciting communal disharmony between the two religious groups which is extremely condemnable,&rdquo; Sharma said.
&ldquo;Considering the gravity of the matter, you are required to take immediate action against Akhilesh Yadav...," Sharma wrote.
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She also termed the SP chief's statement "unsolicited" as the matter is already being looked into by the judiciary. &nbsp; "Nupur Sharma is already facing threat to her life and the tweet of Akhilesh is a sheer instigation to the general public to assault Sharma. A fair investigation must be accomplished in a time bound manner," Sharma said.
She said action taken must be apprised within three days.

A former Bihar MLA has been arrested for hiring contract killers to bump off his daughter with whom he has been upset, as she married a man of another caste, police said.
Surendra Sharma was apprehended on Sunday after the hitmen, whom he had paid Rs 20 lakh for the "honour killing", spilled the beans, said Pramod Kumar, SP, City (East) of Patna.
"An attempt was made on his daughter's life on the intervening night of July 1-2. The woman, who lives in Shri Krishna Puri police station area, lodged a police complaint that she had been fired at by unidentified persons, who sped away on a motorcycle after missing the target,” Kumar said.
An intensive search operation was launched and on Saturday, Abhishek alias Chhote Sarkar, who heads the gang, was arrested along with two of his associates.
Abhishek told police about Sharma, who had served a term in the legislative assembly from his native Saran district in the 1990s.
Not known to have any party affiliations, Sharma, who had contested as an Independent, is also said to have criminal antecedents.
Three country-made pistols, several rounds of ammunition and a motorcycle without a number plate are among the items recovered from the possession of Abhishek and his associates, the SP added.

Former Bihar MLA ordered 'honour killing' of his daughter, gave Rs 20 lakh to hitman

Not known to have any party affiliations, Sharma, who had contested as an Independent, is also said to have criminal antecedents.
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A former Bihar MLA has been arrested for hiring contract killers to bump off his daughter with whom he has been upset, as she married a man of another caste, police said.
Surendra Sharma was apprehended on Sunday after the hitmen, whom he had paid Rs 20 lakh for the "honour killing", spilled the beans, said Pramod Kumar, SP, City (East) of Patna.
"An attempt was made on his daughter's life on the intervening night of July 1-2. The woman, who lives in Shri Krishna Puri police station area, lodged a police complaint that she had been fired at by unidentified persons, who sped away on a motorcycle after missing the target,&rdquo; Kumar said.
An intensive search operation was launched and on Saturday, Abhishek alias Chhote Sarkar, who heads the gang, was arrested along with two of his associates.
Abhishek told police about Sharma, who had served a term in the legislative assembly from his native Saran district in the 1990s.
Not known to have any party affiliations, Sharma, who had contested as an Independent, is also said to have criminal antecedents.
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Three country-made pistols, several rounds of ammunition and a motorcycle without a number plate are among the items recovered from the possession of Abhishek and his associates, the SP added.

The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena had moved the Supreme Court against order of new Maha Speaker Rahul Narwekar recognising new party whip of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by CM.
In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, 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 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.
The SC will hear on July 11 fresh plea of Uddhav faction against Speaker's decision.

Uddhav faction moves SC, challenges Speaker's order to replace Shiv Sena chief whip

In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, the newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader.

The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena had moved the Supreme Court against order of new Maha Speaker Rahul Narwekar recognising new party whip of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by CM. 
In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, 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 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.
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The SC will hear on July 11 fresh plea of Uddhav faction against Speaker's decision.

In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, 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 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.
The Shiv Sena said the decision will be challenged in court. The letter addressed to Shiv Sena rebel MLA and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan administration had received a letter from his faction on June 22 objecting to Shinde's removal as the group leader of the Shiv Sena Legislative Party by the party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
The letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Sunday night stated that after discussing the legalities of the matter, the Speaker rejects the appointment of Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the group leader of the legislative unit of the party.
The letter, a copy of which is with PTI, reinstates Shinde as the leader of the House of Shiv Sena and also recognises the appointment of Bharat Gogawale as the chief whip of the party, replacing Sunil Prabhu.
The development comes as a major setback to the Thackeray faction comprising 16 MLAs who will be bound by the whip to be issued by Gogawale for Monday's trust vote.
If these 16 MLAs refuse to follow the whip, they may face disqualification.
Reacting to the development, Shiv Sena chief spokesperson and MP Arvind Sawant said they will challenge this "unconstitutional" decision in court.
“Former Secretary General of Lok Sabha P D T Acharya has given directives that the party leader (chief) has the right to appoint the group leader of the legislative unit of that party. How can you say that (Eknath Shinde) is the (legislative) party leader?" “We will challenge this decision in court. This is highly unfortunate. The decision is taken on Sunday late night which speaks volumes about how it must have been taken,” said Sawant.
He alleged that the decision amounts to trampling the Constitution and democratic norms. "The BJP is marching towards autocracy,” Sawant added.
Ousted Shiv Sena group leader Ajay Chaudhary said the new Speaker did not even conduct any hearing over the objections of both sides.
"When my name was proposed for the Shiv Sena group leader's post, it was signed by Shiv Sena MLAs Dada Bhuse and Sanjay Rathod. They both later joined the Shinde camp. How can the speaker ignore these facts? When my appointment was recognised by acting speaker Narhari Zirwal, how come the newly-appointed speaker Rahul Narvekar can intervene?" he asked.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on the first day of its special session.
Narvekar, who polled 164 votes, defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi, who got 107 votes.
The Speaker's post was lying vacant since February last year after Nana Patole of the Congress resigned.
Going by the votes polled in the Speaker's election, it seems the numbers are stacked in favour of the Shinde-BJP government for the floor test.
The 288-member Assembly has one vacancy due to the death of Sena's Ramesh Latke.
Out of the 287 legislators, 271 voted, while three MLAs - two of SP and one belonging to AIMIM- abstained from voting.
Of the 12 absentee MLAs, Laxman Jagtap and Mukta Tilak (both BJP) are suffering from serious ailments.
Two NCP legislators - Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik- are in jail in connection with different money laundering cases. Four other NCP MLAs did not show up.
Two Congress MLAs - Praniti Shinde and Jitesh Antapurkar - also did not attend the session.
An AIMIM also didn't attend the session. 

Maharashtra floor test: boost for new govt, Speaker reinstates Shinde as Sena legislative party leader

In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, the newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader.

In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, the newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader.

In a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, 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 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.
The Shiv Sena said the decision will be challenged in court. The letter addressed to Shiv Sena rebel MLA and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan administration had received a letter from his faction on June 22 objecting to Shinde's removal as the group leader of the Shiv Sena Legislative Party by the party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
The letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Sunday night stated that after discussing the legalities of the matter, the Speaker rejects the appointment of Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the group leader of the legislative unit of the party.
The letter, a copy of which is with PTI, reinstates Shinde as the leader of the House of Shiv Sena and also recognises the appointment of Bharat Gogawale as the chief whip of the party, replacing Sunil Prabhu.
The development comes as a major setback to the Thackeray faction comprising 16 MLAs who will be bound by the whip to be issued by Gogawale for Monday's trust vote.
If these 16 MLAs refuse to follow the whip, they may face disqualification.
Reacting to the development, Shiv Sena chief spokesperson and MP Arvind Sawant said they will challenge this "unconstitutional" decision in court.
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&nbsp;
&ldquo;Former Secretary General of Lok Sabha P D T Acharya has given directives that the party leader (chief) has the right to appoint the group leader of the legislative unit of that party. How can you say that (Eknath Shinde) is the (legislative) party leader?" &ldquo;We will challenge this decision in court. This is highly unfortunate. The decision is taken on Sunday late night which speaks volumes about how it must have been taken,&rdquo; said Sawant.
He alleged that the decision amounts to trampling the Constitution and democratic norms. "The BJP is marching towards autocracy,&rdquo; Sawant added.
Ousted Shiv Sena group leader Ajay Chaudhary said the new Speaker did not even conduct any hearing over the objections of both sides.
"When my name was proposed for the Shiv Sena group leader's post, it was signed by Shiv Sena MLAs Dada Bhuse and Sanjay Rathod. They both later joined the Shinde camp. How can the speaker ignore these facts? When my appointment was recognised by acting speaker Narhari Zirwal, how come the newly-appointed speaker Rahul Narvekar can intervene?" he asked.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on the first day of its special session.
Narvekar, who polled 164 votes, defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi, who got 107 votes.
The Speaker's post was lying vacant since February last year after Nana Patole of the Congress resigned.
Going by the votes polled in the Speaker's election, it seems the numbers are stacked in favour of the Shinde-BJP government for the floor test.
The 288-member Assembly has one vacancy due to the death of Sena's Ramesh Latke.
Out of the 287 legislators, 271 voted, while three MLAs - two of SP and one belonging to AIMIM- abstained from voting.
Of the 12 absentee MLAs, Laxman Jagtap and Mukta Tilak (both BJP) are suffering from serious ailments.
Two NCP legislators - Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik- are in jail in connection with different money laundering cases. Four other NCP MLAs did not show up.
Two Congress MLAs - Praniti Shinde and Jitesh Antapurkar - also did not attend the session.
An AIMIM also didn't attend the session.&nbsp;

New Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde will face a floor test on Monday to prove that his Shiv Sena faction along with the BJP has the majority in the Assembly. 
BJP's Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker after winning the election on Sunday and will be presiding over floor test proceedings.
The BJP plus Sena govt is largely expected to win considering the alliance gathered 164 votes during Sunday's election for the Speaker of the Assembly.  The Maharashtra legislative assembly has 288 MLAs and the half-way mark is 145. 
The Maha Vikas Aghadi's Speaker candidate on the other hand got just 107 votes. 
Also watch: Rahul Narwekar is Maharashtra Assembly's new speaker: all you need to know
 

New Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to face floor test today

New Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde will face a floor test on Monday to prove that his Shiv Sena faction along with the BJP has the majority in the Assembly. 

BJP's Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker after winning the election on Sunday and will be presiding over floor test proceedings.

New Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde will face a floor test on Monday to prove that his Shiv Sena faction along with the BJP has the majority in the Assembly.&nbsp;
BJP's Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker after winning the election on Sunday and will be presiding over floor test proceedings.
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The BJP plus Sena govt is largely expected to win considering the alliance gathered 164 votes during Sunday's election for the Speaker of the Assembly.&nbsp; The Maharashtra legislative assembly has 288 MLAs but the strength of the House currently is 287 after the death of one the legislators. The half-way marks now stands at 144.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi's Speaker candidate on the other hand got just 107 votes.&nbsp;
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