After waiting in the wings for eight days amid the political drama sparked off by Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde’s rebellion, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday night met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. The ex-CM submitted a letter to the Governor, urging him to ask the Uddh
His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.
Sena rebel Eknath Shinde has said he will head soon for Mumbai and talk to the Governor the next big move in the week-long political crisis in Maharashtra. Uddhav Thackeray, meanwhile, has written to the rebel MLAs, asking them to meet him.
The BJP s move came after a group of 39 Shiv Sena MLAs along with 11 other legislators - who switched over to a rebel faction headed by state minister Eknath Shinde on June 20-21 - sent an email to the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
A civilian car breached the official convoy of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday evening, leading to concerns over the security arrangements of the highest elected official of the State. The Mumbai Police have initiated an inquiry into the incident.