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TopicEknath Shinde

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).

‘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.

Police scuffle with Warkaris, sect BJP has tried to woo, sparks political row in Maharashtra

Purva Chitnis -
NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) slam state government for scenes that played out Sunday in Pune. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says there was no lathi charge on Warkari devotees.

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

PTI -
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.

How Uddhav is rebuilding his Sena for 2024 after Shinde’s defection blow

Purva Chitnis -
Eknath Shinde's 2022 rebellion was carried out with the support of 40 MLAs, who parted ways with Uddhav Thackeray. Thirteen of Sena's 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha also joined the Shinde faction.

Sachin now ‘smile ambassador’ for Maharashtra govt health drive. Oppn says, ‘Help wrestlers smile too’

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Batting legend will be face of state medical education & drug department’s Swachh Mukh Abhiyan. NCP & Congress have been urging him to speak in support of aggrieved grapplers.

EC call on Sena not retrospective, says speaker, explains how he’ll decide disqualification pleas

Manasi Phadke -
Speaker Rahul Narwekar says, based on the SC order, he will determine which faction represented the political party in July 2022. 'Will apply the principle of natural justice', he says.

Win for Shinde, win for Uddhav? What SC’s Maharashtra govt judgment means for rival Senas

Manasi Phadke -
Apex court has ruled that Uddhav cannot be reinstated as CM, but it has also raised questions on Shinde govt formation. It’s a practical victory for Shinde & a ‘moral’ one for Uddhav.

‘Triumph of truth’, ‘win for morality’: Uddhav & Shinde both claim victory after SC order on Sena vs Sena row

Purva Chitnis -
SC questioned then governor Koshiyari’s decision to call floor test, but said status quo ante could not be restored as Uddhav resigned and did not face the floor test.
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