Eknath Shide, 26 Maharashtra MLAs camp at resort, Sena says BJP trying to topple govt | Top points
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Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with 26 other Maharashtra MLAs are camping at a resort in Surat and have gone incommunicado after the results of MLC polls were declared yesterday. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has claimed that there is an attempt to overthrow the Sena-led government in Maharashtra. Here are the top developments of the Maharashtra political crisis.
The crisis in Maharashtra was sparked by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and 26 Maharashtra MLAs going incommunicado. It has been learnt that the leaders are camping at a luxury hotel in Surat since the Maharashtra MLC poll results were declared on Monday. This development has fuelled speculation of a rebellion within the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra.
The opposition BJP came out on top in the MLC election results, a development believed to be a result of cross-voting by certain MLAs of the ruling government.
As many as 26 Shiv Sena MLAs are rumoured to be with Eknath Shinde at a Gujarat resort. The ‘missing’ Shiv Sena MLAs are believed to be at a hotel in Surat, Gujarat, a BJP-ruled state.
The MLAs include: Tanaji Sawant, Balaji Kalyankar, Prakash Anandrao Abitkar, Abdul Sattar Abdul Navi, Eknath Sambhaji Shinde, Sanjay Pandurang Shirsat, Srinivas Chintaman Onega, Mahesh Sambhaji Raje Shinde, Sanjay Bhaskar Rao Raimulkar, Vishwanath Atmaram Bhuir, Sandipan Rao Bhumre, Shantaram Tukaram More, Ramesh Nanasaheb Bornare, Anil Babar, Chinmanrao Ropchand Patil, Shambhuraj Shivaji Desai, Sahaji Bapu Patil, Mahendra Hari Dadvi, Japradeep Shivnarayan Jaiswal, Mahendra Sadashiv Thorve, Kishore Appa Patil, Bharatshet Maruti Gogavale, Gyanraj Bhondiram Chowgule, Balaji Prahlad Kidnikar, Suhas Dwarkanath Kande, Sanjay Gaikwad
The present political turmoil has raised concerns for Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and may lead to instability in the government. The crisis started brewing after the results of the MLC polls were announced yesterday.
The BJP won five seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council election with Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party bagging two each. Around 20 MLAs are suspected to have cross-voted.
Ten Council seats were up for grabs and 11 candidates were in the fray for the elections, which saw the BJP handing an embarrassing defeat to the Shiv Sena-led ruling coalition.
