Maharashtra Political Crisis Update

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will have to face a floor test in the Assembly scheduled on Thursday. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala…

Mumbai : In an apparent softening of stance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who is also Shiv Sena President on Tuesday appealed to the rebel group camping in Guwahati to return and hold discussions."Many of you are in contact…

Mumbai : A week into the unprecedented political crisis that threatens the survival of Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday stripped all the nine rebel ministers of their portfolios and…

Vadodara : Even as the BJP has officially kept itself away from the Shiv Sena's internal tussle, it is being reported that rebel leader Eknath Shinde, who is camping in Guwahati and Maharashtra former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis may…

Mumbai : Launching a scorching counter-attack on the rebels, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday dared them to win the elections "without using the name of Shiv Sena or the Thackerays", even as allies Nationalist Congress…

Mumbai : As pressures grew on the Shiv Sena and the rebel faction, both sides appeared set for a long-haul with legislative procedures and a possible legal battle likely to enter the play on day five of the Maharashtra political crisis here…

New Delhi : The political upheaval in Maharashtra continues as the number and strength of the rebel camp of Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde grew stronger.Shinde on Friday claimed that he has support of over 50 MLAs and released a video of 42…

Mumbai : Shiv Sena President and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack on purported attempts by the rebel group to christen itself after the party founder-patriarch, the late Balasaheb Thackeray. "Don't…

Mumbai : As the political crisis entered the fourth day, the rebel Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde claimed the support of "40-plus MLAs", besides around 12 independents and smaller parties, on Friday. Speaking to the media from…

New Delhi : The high voltage political drama in Maharashtra that began with the revolt of the senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Tuesday continued on Thursday.The growing strength of the Shinde faction has thrown the Maharashtra Vikas…