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Topic: Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde was the united Shiv Sena’s most senior leader in Thane, a satellite city of Mumbai and a stronghold of the party. The Shiv Sena, launched by Bal Thackeray in 1966, split in 2022 when Eknath Shinde led a rebellion to topple the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government. The new faction then formed a government with the BJP, with Shinde as CM. The new party — Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) — now claims to be the real Shiv Sena.

Shinde was brought up in Thane, which continues to be his stronghold. In his early years in the party, he was influenced by Anand Dhige, a prominent Shiv Sena leader in the area. A Shiv Sainik who headed a shakha back in 1980s, Shinde became a corporator in the Thane Municipal Corporation before becoming an MLA in 2004. He has been a member of the assembly for four terms now. In 2019, in the Uddhav Thackeray government, he worked as Minister of Urban Development and Public Works and Minister of Home Affairs (Acting).

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Tiffs with ally BJP, optical wins & ground-level cadre challenges — 1 yr of Shinde rebellion

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A year on, CM Eknath Shinde-led faction says work of building new organisation on ground remains slower than expected. Meanwhile, clashes between Sena & BJP have become apparent.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Manisha Kayande to join CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders hit out at Kayande, saying despite getting everything in the organisation she has chosen to leave it.

‘People want Shinde over Fadnavis as CM’ — BJP ally Shiv Sena flexes muscle with front-page ad

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Ad in several newspapers, using numbers from a Zee News-Matrize survey, also hails CM Shinde and PM Modi as “dream team loved by all”, sparking reactions from BJP and opposition parties.

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In Sena vs Sena battle for Mumbai, Shinde son Shrikant takes on Aaditya Thackeray

Manasi Phadke -
While Aaditya Thackeray has been firmly in charge of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)‘s activities in Mumbai, the Maharashtra capital has been a weak link for CM Eknath Shinde.

Day after meeting Amit Shah, CM Shinde says Shiv Sena, BJP will content all future polls jointly

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Shinde also said issues related to agriculture and cooperation were discussed during the meeting with Home Minister Shah.

Ahmednagar will now be called ‘Ahilyanagar’ in honour of Maratha queen, says Maharashtra CM Shinde

Purva Chitnis -
Demand first raised by BJP leader Gopichand Padalkar, who wrote to then CM Uddhav Thackeray last June. This is 3rd city to be renamed under Shinde govt after Aurangabad & Osmanabad.
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