The Maharashtra Legislature Secretary has issued show-cause notices to 53 of the total 55 Shiv Sena MLAs in the State — 39 members of the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and 14 of former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s group.
One of the 14 MLAs from the Thackeray side, Santosh Bangar, joined the Shinde camp on the day of the floor test of the government on July 4. MLAs from both sides confirmed receiving the notice.
Both the sides have accused each other of defying the party whip during the Speaker’s election and the trust vote on July 3 and 4, respectively, seeking disqualification of the legislators from both the sides.
