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Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) objects to posters calling CM Eknath Shinde 'Hinduhridaysamrat'

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) has objected to chief minister Eknath Shinde being referred as Hinduhridaysamrat in a poster put up by a BJP candidate in Rajasthan to welcome him for the poll campaign. The title which means “King of Hindu hearts” was used to describe Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.

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Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena writes to ECI, objects to BJP’s free pilgrimage promise

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Mr. Thackeray said that during the Karnataka Assembly election held in May this year, PM Modi had similarly sought votes along religious lines, asking people to chant ‘Victory to Bajrang Bali’ before casting their votes.

The Hindu

Sena vs Sena Dussehra rally: Thackeray corners Shinde over Maratha reservation

Rival Dussehra rallies of CM Eknath Shinde and former CM Uddhav Thackeray saw Shinde accusing Thackeray of forsaking Hindutva and prostrating himself before Congress. Thackeray cornered Shinde over Maratha reservation issue, likening police lathi-charge to Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

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Maharashtra Speaker clubs Shiv Sena disqualification petitions; next hearing on October 26

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker consolidates cross-petitions filed by rival Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other's MLAs. SC granted Speaker final opportunity to provide realistic timeframe for deciding petitions. 40 MLAs of Shinde-led Sena & 14 of Thackeray faction issued notices. SC ruled Shinde to remain CM & EC allotted…

The Hindu

CM Shinde attends Navratri chariot procession in Thane; hails PM Modi, slams Uddhav for betraying Hindutva

He said the opposition criticises Mr. Modi just to remain in the limelight and be noticed.

The Hindu

Uddhav Thackeray: ‘Current BJP made up of only imported leaders and defectors’

Uddhav Thackeray criticizes BJP for being made up of imported leaders and defectors. Warns that BJP will feel the flames of Sena's torch in upcoming polls. Thackeray slams CM Shinde for not addressing pro-Maratha quota activist's hunger strike.

The Hindu

Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in two-and-half years: Eknath Shinde

“In two to two-and-half years, Mumbai will be free of potholes and all roads will be concretised,” Mr. Shinde said.

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Eknath Shinde says he has support of 220 MLAs, says Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction’s inclusion necessary for ‘certain political equations’

Remarking that all speculation about the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP government collapsing had proved false, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday claimed his government had the support of 220 of the 288 legislators in the Maharashtra Assembly.

The Hindu

Sena (UBT) dubs Fadnavis ‘tainted’ again; says BJP no longer the party it was during Vajpayee's time

Shiv Sena (UBT) dubs Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis "tainted" & questions status of cases against MLAs of CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena probed by ED. Fadnavis hits back, saying Thackeray needs psychiatric treatment. Shinde says those who "tainted" Thackeray's name are calling Fadnavis "tainted".

The Hindu

EC has no right to take Shiv Sena name from us: Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray reminded the BJP that it was the Shiv Sena who helped build their party on its shoulders when the latter “was nothing”. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu

Raj Thackeray suspects Sharad Pawar’s hand in nephew Ajit’s defection

Remarking that it was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar who first started the politics of party-splitting in the State, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said that the current political scenario was “a gross insult to the voters of Maharashtra”.

The Hindu

Unrest among Shinde-led Sena as NCP expected to receive key portfolios

Maharashtra’s newly sworn-in Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with his group of Nationalist Congress Party leaders, met Cabinet colleague and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on July 3 and discussed the allocation of portfolios in the Cabinet.

The Hindu

BJP’s induction of Ajit Pawar and NCP faction leaves future of Shinde camp in a limbo

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s latest blitz in engineering a split in Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and taking his nephew Ajit Pawar on board has left the ruling Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction staring at a parlous political future.

The Hindu

Maharashtra overshadowed by politics as Shinde government completes year in office

This Maharashtra news by The Hindu reported on clashes with Shiv Sena (UBT) being a constant feature of the Eknath Shinde-led government as it completes a year in office on June 30, 2023.

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Eknath Shinde faces a host of challenges as Sena-BJP govt. completes one year in office

It was on June 30, 2022, that Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after his revolt split the Shiv Sena and triggered the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. The CM faces a…

The Hindu

Shinde would have shot himself had his revolt failed, claims Minister Kesarkar

“Maharashtra’s public ought to know that Mr. Shinde is not just a true Shiv Sainik but a splendid human being”

The Hindu

Shiv Sena Foundation Day: Wars of Words and Hindutva Standoff between Shinde and Thackeray

The warring factions of Shiv Sena engaged in a verbal duel during the party’s 57th Foundation Day celebrations on June 19 with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde saying his rebellion “ensured the party’s survival” and former CM Uddhav Thackeray labelling Mr. Shinde’s supporters as “looters”.

The Hindu

Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena placates BJP with second advertisement featuring Fadnavis

The latest advertisement also features Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

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‘Surveys show Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena poised to get more seats than BJP-Shinde group in BMC poll’: NCP leader

The NCP leader claimed that as the surveys pointed to more seats for Mr. Thackeray, the BJP’s top brass were straining every sinew to win the crucial poll.

The Hindu

BJP should have never aligned with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra’s 2019 election: BJP national general secretary

The undivided Shiv Sena and BJP together won a comfortable majority in the 288-member Assembly, but Mr. Thackeray broke the decades-old alliance after accusing the BJP of not sharing the Chief Ministerial tenure equally as promised.

The Hindu

Eknath Shinde | The chosen rebel

Shinde, who become a Sena branch head in Thane when he was just 18 in 1982, modelled his personality on Dighe.

The Hindu

Sena vs Sena | Shinde, Fadnavis must quit, says Uddhav after SC verdict; govt.- formation legal: Sena-BJP alliance

Mr. Thackeray told reporters that Mr. Shinde and Mr. Fadnavis should resign on moral grounds “if they have any ethics”.

The Hindu

Pawar play: On the churn in politics in Maharashtra

Intra- and inter-party dynamics are at play in Maharashtra as the BJP, the Congress, the NCP and the Shiv Sena, try to figure out their most advantageous positioning

The Hindu

Friction within MVA after Sena (UBT) ticks off Pawar for ‘failing’ to groom successor in NCP

Fresh schisms developed within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction said its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had reportedly “failed to find a political legatee” to take the NCP forward.

The Hindu

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