After the Supreme Court verdict last week on the Maharashtra political crisis that erupted in 2022, the spotlight is once again on the role of the Speaker.
A first-time MLA with family connections in politics, Narvekar is accused by NCP, Cong of being partisan in running House affairs. But, continues to be close to Aaditya Thackeray
The Supreme Court said Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari did not act according to the rule of law when he asked Uddhav Thackeray to face a floor test. But since the latter resigned, the Governor was justified in calling Eknath Shinde to form the government, the court added
Days ahead of the budget session of the Maharashtra legislature, Speaker Rahul Narwekar said on Thursday that he has not got representation from any group claiming to be a separate party in the House.
The whip issued by Bharat Gogawale had asked all the MLAs of Shiv Sena to vote for Eknath Shinde in the trust vote in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday. In the trust vote, 164 MLAs voted for the motion of confidence while 99 voted against it.