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TopicUddhav Thackeray

Topic: Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray is an Indian politician and the son of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. He served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, forming a coalition — the Maha Vikas Aghadi — with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Uddhav Thackeray entered politics in 2002 when he joined the Shiv Sena’s campaign as the in-charge of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, and he was elected party head in 2013 following Balasaheb Thackeray’s death in 2012.

In 2022, three years after the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to power, the Shiv Sena the split, with senior leader Eknath Shinde rebelling along with several lawmakers. They joined hands with the BJP to form the government in Maharashtra. Today, Uddhav Thackeray’s party is know as the Shiv Sena (UBT). The rebels criticised Uddhav Thackeray partnering with centre-left parties such as the Congress and the NCP, which showed a softer approach to politics, a change from the party’s hardcore pro-Hindu image.

Besides politics, Uddhav Thackeray is a photographer, with two books to his credit and his work displayed in Mumbai’s top art galleries.

Savarkar grandson threatens FIR against Rahul Gandhi for ‘I am Gandhi, not Savarkar’ remark

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Ranjit Savarkar questioned why Congress ally Uddhav Thackeray had not left the bloc, even after criticising Rahul’s comment.

‘Sympathy for Rahul will go down if he insults Savarkar’ — Uddhav Shiv Sena hits out at ally

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In an editorial in mouthpiece 'Saamana', Shiv Sena (UBT) says insulting V.D. Savarkar will make it difficult for Congress leaders in Maharashtra to face the public.

‘You didn’t want to face trust vote’: SC says no to reinstating Uddhav govt in fight with Shinde faction

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Govt has to be accountable to & must have faith of House, says CJI Chandrachud-led bench, asks why governor can't look at numbers when MLAs withdraw support to a leader.

‘Governor can’t call trust vote over threats, rebellion in party’: SC on Maharashtra political crisis

Bhadra Sinha -
Trust vote exercise can only be undertaken when majority in House is ‘shaken’, the SC bench observed Wednesday, calling threats to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs ‘a law & order situation’.

‘Governor may precipitate fall of govt… very serious for democracy:’ SC in Sena vs Sena case

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Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said governors must be conscious of the fact that his calling for a trust vote may topple a government.

Women, farmers, OBCs, Fadnavis budget has something for all. Uddhav calls it pre-poll ‘gajar halwa’

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The Rs 5.47 lakh cr budget for Maharashtra includes hefty allocation of Rs 950 cr for projects related to Chhatrapati Shivaji, icon of undivided Shiv Sena that Shinde govt is vying for.

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‘Sena roots run deep, lack of funds not a deterrent,’ say sainiks loyal to the Thackeray name

Purva Chitnis -
EC's decision to allot Sena name & symbol to Shinde camp has not shaken shakha pramukhs to switch sides but they allege that sainiks are being offered posts by rival Shinde group. 

After Thackeray Sena launches yatra, Shinde’s party plans own Maharashtra tour with ‘bow & arrow’

Manasi Phadke -
Campaigns by the two groups come on the heels of EC order two weeks ago allotting the name ‘Shiv Sena’ and party’s traditional bow-and-arrow symbol to Shinde group. 

Can Shinde Sena issue whip to Thackeray faction? ‘Legally incomprehensible, can’t wish MLAs away’

Purva Chitnis -
Shinde faction of Shiv Sena has assured SC it won't issue whip. Experts say any action against MLAs of Thackeray faction to that effect will be political and not legal.
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