Issuing a letter still claiming to be the party's leader in the assembly, Mr Shinde today called a meeting of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party all MLAs, that is at the hotel in Goa where the rebel group has been staying since yesterday.
Maharashtra Political crisis LIVE updates: Maharashtra's game of thrones continued late into Thursday night. Now, Shiv Sena's rebel MLA Eknath Shinde seems to have raked in the support of two-thirds of the party's MLAs. On Thursday night, he wrote to the Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly Narhari Zirwal asserting his appointment as the leader of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party. Shinde now has the support of 47 MLAs, including 37 from the Sena, while CM Uddhav Thackeray has the support of only 13-17 MLAs. Stay with India Today for all the LIVE updates on the Maharashtra political crisis.