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Making Shinde Maharashtra CM is BJP’s ploy to wrest Mumbai from Sena: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena has ruled the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over two decades

The Hindu

BJP wants to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra, alleges Sanjay Raut

BJP wants to destroy the strength of the Shiv Sena in Mumbai by giving the post of Chief Minister to Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, said Raut. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP should have shown ‘big heart’ by honouring rotational CM pact, Saamna editorial taunts Fadnavis

“With the motive of creating political instability in Maharashtra, a drama was played out, but it is still unclear how many more episodes are yet to unfold,” the Saamna editorial said

The Hindu

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Uddhav Thackeray sacks Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde as Shiv Sena leader

In a letter to Eknath Shinde, who was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister a day earlier, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray accused him of "indulging in anti-party activities"

The Hindu

Taming the tiger: On change of guard in Maharashtra

BJP deflected attention from the defection by allowing Shinde retain Sena identity

The Hindu

Fadnavis missing at BJP's celebration of return to power in Maharashtra

Deputy CM to miss party’s national executive meeting in Hyderabad

The Hindu

Congress opposes Maharashtra Speaker election

Party cites Governor’s earlier letter that the election was not possible due to a pending case in court

The Hindu

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Mamata softens stand on Presidential polls

BJP could have talked to us, she says

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1087: SC on Nupur Sharma, Shinde vetoes Thackeray’s Aarey plan

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Maharashtra, Manipur, and Ukraine.

Newslaundry

Why Maharashtra did not fall to BJP in the same way as Karnataka, MP did

NEW DELHI: The breakaway faction of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde withdrew support to the two-and-a-half-year-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, causing its downfall on Wednesday. Uddhav Thackeray announced he was stepping down before he submitted his resignation to governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. It was the…

The Times of India

Long pending cases | Union government to rank performance of consumer courts on disposal speed

Pendency of very old cases remains high in States such as Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, an official said.

The Hindu

Eknath Shinde government to face floor test on July 4

BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar filed the nomination on Friday for the post of Assembly Speaker, the official said.

The Hindu

How BJP wrested back control of India’s richest state Maharashtra

After days of political drama experts say was orchestrated by BJP, a coalition gov’t falls and a new leader is sworn in.

Al Jazeera

Had BJP agreed to 2.5 years of Shiv Sena CM, there would never have been an MVA, says Uddhav Thackeray

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday lashed out at the BJP for giving the Chief Ministerial slot to Eknath Shinde, a rebel Shiv Sena leader, and said that had the former ally partner agreed to this earlier, there would have been no Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state.…

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Maharashtra Political Row: SC declines urgent hearing on Shiv Sena's plea to suspend rebel MLAs

A vacation bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala was urged by senior advocate Kapil Sibal that the plea needed urgent hearing due to the pendency of disqualification proceedings against 16 lawmakers including the Chief Minister. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Making me CM is masterstroke of Fadnavis: Eknath Shinde

Fadnavis has shown a big heart by offering me CM post, says Eknath Shinde

The Hindu

Morning Digest | BJP does not work for the CM’s post, says Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis; Single-use plastic banned from today, and more

Eknath Shinde is Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis his deputy

The Hindu

Congress slams BJP for grabbing power with money and muscle power

Jairam Ramesh says BJP tried misleading 19 Congress MLAs in Rajasthan in a reference to Sachin Pilot-led rebellion

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Maharashtra politics: Devendra Fadnavis looked clearly unhappy, claims Sharad Pawar

PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde’s appointment as the Maharashtra CM did not mean the end of the road for the Sena.

The Hindu

Shiv Sainiks’ hearts still beat for their wagh

39 Shiv Sena MLAs breaking ranks over Uddhav Thackeray’s alleged failure to pursue the outfit’s core Hindutva ideology has sparked a groundswell of support for the beleaguered party chief. However, it remains to be seen if the Thackerays can channel the popular sentiment to revive the party’s flagging fortunes

The Times of India

Maharashtra: MVA govt's fall fresh blow to opposition's stall-BJP efforts

NEW DELHI: The fall of Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government is a major setback for the opposition bloc that had made the tripartite arrangement between ideologically disparate parties as a test case for a nationwide formula to stall the Modi-led BJP.

The Hindu

Do not weaken the anti-defection law

The moral content of democracy cannot be eroded and India expects better compliance of the law by its lawmakers

The Hindu

BJP leadership makes Devendra Fadnavis accept ‘demotion’

Only on June 29 morning, he was told Eknath Shinde would be the CM, and he would have to make the announcement himself

The Times of India

As Maharashtra goes Bihar way, how BJP looks to change power equations in both states

NEW DELHI: As Maharashtra got a new chief minister on Thursday evening with Eknath Shinde, the leader of the rebel faction of the Shiv Sena, taking oath of office, it became the second state after Bihar where the BJP does not have its CM despite the party having more MLAs…

The Hindu

Eknath Shinde is Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis his deputy

The vote of confidence of the new government will be held on July 2

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