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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).

Reversing Aarey decision, Goa party, rain relief meet — Eknath Shinde’s busy first day as CM

Purva Chitnis -
Within minutes of being named Maharashtra's next CM, Eknath Shinde updated his Twitter display picture to an image of him at the feet of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.

Among Shinde’s 1st moves as CM — scrapping Aarey Metro shed relocation he backed as Uddhav mantri

Manasi Phadke -
As minister in Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde had said that moving Metro car shed out of Aarey would benefit crores of Mumbaikars.

Keep Shinde in check, but message for ex-CM too? Why BJP pushed Fadnavis to become deputy CM

Neelam Pandey -
Devendra Fadnavis had initially announced Thursday that we would not be part of the Eknath Shinde govt in Maharashtra, but he subsequently took oath as deputy CM.

If you listened to me, there would have been no MVA govt with Congress, NCP: Thackeray to BJP

ThePrint Team -
Uddhav Thackeray had broken the three-decade alliance with BJP in 2019 after it rejected his demand that the CM’s chair be shared.

New Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to prove majority on 4 July

ThePrint Team -
The state assembly will convene for two days starting 3 July to elect Speaker, and for the floor test.

SC to hear plea on suspension of Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs from Assembly on 11 July

PTI -
Disqualification proceedings remain pending against 16 lawmakers including the chief minister as of now.

Sworn in as chief minister, Eknath Shinde receives grand welcome from rebel MLAs in Goa

PTI -
The MLAs had danced in the lobby of the hotel Thursday the moment they heard Shinde was going to be the next CM.

Power, party, dignity, father’s legacy — what all Uddhav Thackeray is losing in Maharashtra

Seshadri Chari -
The BJP’s move to place Eknath Shinde in the CM’s chair eclipses political veteran Sharad Pawar as the kingmaker of Maharashtra. The party has paid NCP chief back in his own coin.

Shinde or Uddhav, which is the real Sena? All eyes on next chapter of Maharashtra row

+TFP Manasi Phadke -
CM Shinde & 38 MLAs in his camp will be part of ruling alliance, while other 16 MLAs will be in opposition. This is likely to make upcoming civic polls uphill battle for Thackeray camp.

Hours after saying he would ‘stay out’ of Maharashtra govt, Fadnavis takes oath as deputy CM

ANI -
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presided on the oath-taking ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai Thursday. Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the new CM of Maharashtra.
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