Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray Faction

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has claimed that 22 MLAs and nine MPs from the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, are feeling suffocated due to "step-motherly treatment" by the BJP and could quit.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar said that after the Supreme Court's May 11 verdict, he will have to first recognise in the House which faction of the Shiv Sena is the political party before going ahead with any other decision.

The Supreme Court might have said a political party appoints the whip, but has not said which faction of the Shiv Sena comprises the political party, argued Rahul Narwekar, the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly this evening.

Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who argued for Uddhav Thackeray's side in Supreme Court in Maharashtra political crisis case on Thursday questioned the moral and legal right of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Govt to continue.

Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, today expressed confidence that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar's decision to step down as the party chief will not dent the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government that all party assets of the Shiv Sena being held by the Uddhav Thackeray faction be transferred to the group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Amid claims by the rival Shiv Sena faction that he was on his way out, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told reporters on Tuesday that the reports that he was "on leave" were wrong.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday sought a high-level probe into the death of 14 persons at the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar.

With the Uddhav Thackeray faction's plea, challenging last year's change of guard in Maharashtra, pending arbitration in the Supreme Court, the former Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said elections can happen any time and they were "prepared".

Mr Thackeray had earlier today slammed Mr Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, after a woman worker from the Thackeray-led faction was allegedly attacked by activists of the rival Shiv Sena camp led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Senior Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Subhash Desai's son Bhushan Desai joined Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of the party on Monday, dealing a jolt to the rival camp.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday targetted the Election Commission over allotting the party's name and symbol to the rebel faction and termed the poll body a "slave" of people in power.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction expects all party leaders to follow their call to attend the assembly section amid a feud with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena group.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction on Tuesday claimed their right to the Shiv Sena party and said that a legislature party is integral and organically connected to the political party.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray today attacked the Election Commission for declaring the party faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena and allotting it the 'bow and arrow' symbol.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has claimed that 22 MLAs and nine MPs from the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, are feeling suffocated due to "step-motherly treatment" by the BJP and could quit.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar said that after the Supreme Court's May 11 verdict, he will have to first recognise in the House which faction of the Shiv Sena is the political party before going ahead with any other decision.

The Supreme Court might have said a political party appoints the whip, but has not said which faction of the Shiv Sena comprises the political party, argued Rahul Narwekar, the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly this evening.

Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who argued for Uddhav Thackeray's side in Supreme Court in Maharashtra political crisis case on Thursday questioned the moral and legal right of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Govt to continue.

Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, today expressed confidence that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar's decision to step down as the party chief will not dent the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government that all party assets of the Shiv Sena being held by the Uddhav Thackeray faction be transferred to the group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Amid claims by the rival Shiv Sena faction that he was on his way out, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told reporters on Tuesday that the reports that he was "on leave" were wrong.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday sought a high-level probe into the death of 14 persons at the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar.

With the Uddhav Thackeray faction's plea, challenging last year's change of guard in Maharashtra, pending arbitration in the Supreme Court, the former Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said elections can happen any time and they were "prepared".

Mr Thackeray had earlier today slammed Mr Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, after a woman worker from the Thackeray-led faction was allegedly attacked by activists of the rival Shiv Sena camp led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Senior Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Subhash Desai's son Bhushan Desai joined Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of the party on Monday, dealing a jolt to the rival camp.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday targetted the Election Commission over allotting the party's name and symbol to the rebel faction and termed the poll body a "slave" of people in power.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction expects all party leaders to follow their call to attend the assembly section amid a feud with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena group.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction on Tuesday claimed their right to the Shiv Sena party and said that a legislature party is integral and organically connected to the political party.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray today attacked the Election Commission for declaring the party faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena and allotting it the 'bow and arrow' symbol.