All 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who are camping in Guwahati sent a letter to Maharashtra Assembly's Deputy Speaker, stating that Eknath Shinde will remain their group leader in legislature
Rebel leader says a national party has termed 'revolt' historic, assured help
The rebel MLAs released videos and photographs claiming the backing of over 40 MLAs, posing an existential threat to the Uddhav Thackeray-led coalition government in Maharashtra
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'MLAs shouldn't communicate from Guwahati, they should come back to Mumbai and discuss all this with CM. We're ready to consider exiting out of MVA if this is the will of all MLAs,' says Sena leader
'The saffron party has deliberately chosen to disturb the Maharashtra government at a time when the presidential polls are approaching'
The MLAs who have succumbed to the BJP's "pressure tactics and inducements" should know that they would become "permanently former" if common Sena workers made up their mind: Saamana
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The Sena-led MVA government is likely to state that it has numbers to prove its majority and call for a trust vote, he said
There was no question of going to 'Mantralaya', the state secretariat, because the chief minister never came there, he said
After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackarey vacated the official residence in Mumbai, Shiv Sena is now directly engaging with the rebel MLAs and talking to each of them
Three more Shiv Sena MLAs have joined the rebel group of MLAs led by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde in Guwahati on Thursday morning further deepening the political instability
Following the political crisis, Shiv Sena had removed Eknath Shinde as the party's legislative party leader. However, the rebels have hit back with the resolution
The rebels who have shifted to Guwahati claimed they had 46 with them - 40 from the Sena and six independents
Entry of common people into Radisson Blu hotel has almost been barred for now, with the Guwahati police taking over the security from its private guards.
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Shinde's reaction came hours after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reached out to the rebels, saying he would quit his post if even one Sena MLA comes and tells him on his face that he was incompetent
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has 55 MLAs in the 288-member Assembly
Uddhav Thackeray said he would be happy to see a Shiv Sainik as his successor on the CM's post, adding he took up the post despite his inexperience after a suggestion from NCP chief Sharad Pawar