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Team Shinde Wins Speaker Election Ahead Of No-Trust Vote: 10 Points

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Eknath Shinde maintains that he’s Sena’s Legislature Social gathering chief

Mumbai:
A day earlier than a vote within the Maharashtra meeting to show its majority, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s camp scored a giant win on Sunday, getting its selection of Speaker elected.

Listed here are the highest 10 updates on this massive story

  1. BJP legislator Rahul Narwekar simply went previous the bulk mark with 164 votes as voting to elect the Maharashtra Meeting Speaker was held by way of head depend. He was up towards Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi of the Uddhav Thackeray crew who acquired 107 votes.

  2. A complete of three MLAs – Samajwadi Social gathering’s Abu Azmi and Raees Shaikh, and AIMIM’s Shah Farukh Anwar abstained from voting.

  3. Earlier, the 2 Shiv Sena factions, one headed by Uddhav Thackeray and the opposite led by Eknath Shinde, issued whips asking the MLAs to vote for his or her respective Speaker candidates.

  4. The submit of Meeting Speaker had been vacant since Nana Patole of Congress resigned in February 2021 to develop into his occasion’s state unit president. Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal had been officiating because the performing Speaker.

  5. The election for the submit of Meeting Speaker was essential in view of the current flip of occasions within the state. Authorized consultants say that the brand new Speaker could dismiss the disqualification proceedings towards 16 insurgent MLAs, together with newly sworn-in Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The disqualification notices had been issued to them by Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal final month.

  6. Additional, if Rahul Narwekar recognises the Shinde faction because the “actual” Shiv Sena, the group won’t be required to merge with every other political occasion, consultants say. Eknath Shinde has contended that he’s Sena’s Legislature Social gathering Chief as he enjoys a 2/third majority.

  7. The Eknath Shinde authorities will face the take a look at of power within the meeting on Monday. Mr Shinde landed in Mumbai final night together with 50 MLAs, together with 39 Sena rebels – who had been staying at a Goa lodge after getting back from Assam.

  8. Eknath Shinde took cost because the Chief Minister of the state on Thursday night time, whereas BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis was elected as his Deputy.

  9. On Friday, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray eliminated Mr Shinde because the occasion chief for indulging in “anti-party actions”. The Shinde faction says it’ll problem the choice as it’s the “actual” Sena now.

  10. Uddhav Thackeray resigned because the Chief Minister on Wednesday after the Supreme Courtroom refused to remain the no-trust vote in the home that was ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.