Mumbai | In a significant but “please-all” verdict, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday recognised the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the “real” Shiv Sena, but declined to disqualify the MLAs of both groups, including the Shiv Sena-UBT led by ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray, and ensured the survival of the ruling MahaYuti […]
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Supreme Court: Can’t restore Uddhav Thackeray govt after resignation, Governor also erred
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Thursday said that had Uddhav Thackeray refrained from resigning as the chief minister of Maharashtra, the court could have reinstated him, but the court cannot quash a resignation. The top court also held that the Governor erred in concluding that Uddhav Thackeray had lost the majority in the House. […]
SC refuses to stay EC order recognising Shinde group as official Shiv Sena
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and granted it the party name and symbol but agreed to entertain a plea by Uddhav Thackeray challenging it. A bench, headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices P.S. […]
Uddhav Thackeray faction moves SC challenging EC decision on Shiv Sena name, symbol
New Delhi | The Uddhav Thackeray faction has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI) decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the plea challenging the ECI decision before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. Singhvi requested for […]
Eknath Shinde faction gets Shiv Sena party name, Bow and Arrow symbol
New Delhi | The Election Commission (EC) on Friday in an order said that the party name “Shiv Sena” and the symbol “Bow and Arrow” will be retained by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction. The EC observed that the current constitution of the Shiv Sena on which former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray was placing […]
Shinde faction sends 3 new symbols to EC ahead of by-election
New Delhi | The Eknath Shinde faction has sent 3 new election symbols to the Election Commission (EC) regarding the Andheri assembly by-election in Mumbai. A day earlier, the Election Commission had rejected his 3 symbols including the gada (mace). The final decision is expected on Tuesday. This follows the EC’s decision to put an […]
Shiv Sena’s Thackeray and Shinde factions re-christened
Mumbai/New Delhi | The Election Commission on Monday allotted new names and symbol to the two factions of the erstwhile Shiv Sena, which split into Chief Minister Eknath Shinde group and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray group. Accordingly, the Thackeray group has been given the name of Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and it has been allotted […]
Uddhav vs Shinde: SC allows EC to decide which faction is real Shiv Sena
New Delhi | After a day-long hearing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the Election Commission from deciding the claim of Eknath Shinde group to be the real Shiv Sena. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, said there will be no stay on proceedings before the EC to decide intra-party […]
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray back as ‘Saamana Group’ Editor
Mumbai | Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray has come back as the Chief Editor of the party newspapers — the multi-edition Marathi ‘Saamana’ and the Hindi language ‘Dopahar Ka Saamana’ — here on Friday. Thackeray replaces his wife Rashmi who was named as the Editor around 32 months ago when he took over as Maharashtra Chief […]
Post-SC verdict, Uddhav Thackeray quits top post, MLC seat
Mumbai | On expected lines, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray late on Wednesday quit his post and also as Member of Legislative Council – 9 days after the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was reduced to a minority with an unprecedented rebellion by the Shiv Sena legislators. With this the two-and-half year old, three-party Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress […]