In a last-ditch effort, the Shiv Sena has moved the Supreme Court again, seeking to bar the rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde from the Maharashtra assembly. This comes a day after Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra, with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis taking oath as his deputy. Their way to the top posts was cleared when Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray resigned as chief minister ahead of a floor test to prove his majority. Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE Updates on the Maharashtra political crisis:
Maharashtra political crisis may finally come to an end with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis set to stake claim to form govt a day after shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray resigned as chief minister. Both NCP, Congress are holding meetings to discuss situaion. Eknath Shinde will be in Mumbai today.
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by senior leader Eknath Shinde, who are currently camping in Goa, will hold a meeting on Thursday to decide the way forward as they are likely to support the BJP to form the next government in Maharashtra following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister.
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde today took oath as the Mahrashtra Chief Minister at the Raj Bhawan. BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister just hours after he renounced any position in the Maharashtra government.