Finally, a long drawn legislative and legal battle has begun after Shiv Sena has filed a petition before the Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narahari Zirwal seeking the disqualification of 16 rebel legislators including Eknath Shinde.
Amid ongoing political crisis after Eknath Shinde-led rebellion, there was a loud roar from the tiger. The Shiv Sena chief and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday took aggressive posture and dared rebel legislators to drop the Thackeray’s name and Shiv Sena tag and survive in politics.
In a significant development, a rebel Shiv Sena group led by senior minister Eknath Shinde has claimed the support of 37 of the total 55 legislators elected on the party poll symbol and 7 independents.