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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).

‘Fadnavis next CM’: Signs of discord in BJP-Shinde Sena tie-up, but leaders downplay differences

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A series of statements by Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule has upset the rebel Shiv Sena camp. CM Shinde has conveyed this to Deputy CM Fadnavis, Sena leaders claim.

‘To save regional identity’, Uddhav’s Sena strikes poll tie-up with Maratha outfit Sambhaji Brigade

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Sambhaji Brigade was among the outfits that led the Maratha quota agitation that started in 2016. Marathas account for 32 per cent of Maharashtra's population.

In face of ‘pachaas khoka’ taunts, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s MLAs turn on Thackerays

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The rebels had so far refrained from maligning the founding family of the Shiv Sena, but changed gear after being accused of taking Rs 50 crore each to defect to the BJP.

Boat found off Maharashtra coast abandoned by Aussie couple, rifles inside were for security

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Raigad went on high alert when the broken-down boat washed up on its shore; state rules out terror angle but does not let up on safety ahead of festival season.

Maharashtra CM orders CID probe into ex-MLC Mete’s death in road accident

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Vinayak Mete died after a vehicle hit his car on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday.

‘Break hands, legs’: Eknath Shinde’s MLAs caught on video inciting followers, slapping caterer

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Incensed Hingoli legislator Santosh Bangar hits caterer over complaints of bad food; Magathane MLA Prakash Surve incites followers to ‘violently’ stand ground against Uddhav Thackeray’s men.

Expanded Maharashtra Cabinet still a two-man show as CM, Dy CM retain plum portfolios

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Between them, the CM and Deputy CM have kept 20 portfolios with themselves. The cabinet bears the stamp of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

BJP drove Sanjay Rathod out of MVA govt. Now, controversial MLA back in Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet

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Shiv Sena leader Rathod resigned as minister in 2021 after allegations linked him to TikTok star's 'suicide' . Rifts emerge in BJP over his induction, with state V-P slamming move.

All male, 50-50 BJP-Sena power-sharing — what new Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet looks like

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18 ministers — 9 from Sena rebel group & 9 from BJP — take oath, 40 days after Shinde & Fadnavis were sworn in. Opposition had claimed lack of a cabinet was affecting governance.

2-man show ends after a month, Maharashtra’s Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet set for expansion tomorrow

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CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis hammered out details at a meeting Monday. Durbar Hall at Raj Bhavan being prepped for oath ceremony.
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