4 years ago
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the test of strength in the State Assembly. In the 288-member House, 164 MLAs voted for the motion of confidence, while 99 voted against it.
The test of strength came a day after BJP's Rahul Narwekar was elected Speaker.
The newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader.
A letter issued by the office of Speaker Rahul Narvekar reinstates Mr Shinde as the Shiv Sena's legislative party leader and also recognises the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp as the chief whip of the Sena, removing Sunil Prabhu, who belongs to the Thackeray faction.
