Eknath Shinde has reportedly left Mumbai together with 11 MLAs and has been stationed at Surat in Gujarat.
Eknath Shinde has reportedly left Mumbai together with 11 MLAs and has been stationed at Surat in Gujarat.
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trumped the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities within the Legislative Council polls, the soundness of the State authorities has come beneath query as senior Sena Minister Eknath Shinde reportedly left Mumbai alongside together with his group of MLAs to be stationed at Surat in Gujarat.
Mr. Shinde is alleged to have taken 11 social gathering MLAs with him in what seems to be a riot inside the saffron social gathering in opposition to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. In Monday’s council ballot, a complete of 12 Sena MLAs cross-voted in favour of BJP candidates.
Sources in Surat confirmed that over a dozen legislators from Maharashtra had been lodged on the Le Meridien Hotel. “The legislators checked in late final night time,“ the sources stated including that there was heavy police deployment across the lodge.
The transfer from Mr .Shinde has introduced the soundness of the MVA authorities beneath scanner. The BJP with its efficiency in council polls had demonstrated the assist of 134 MLAs whereas the bulk mark in Maharashtra Assembly is 145.
Mr. Thackeray on Tuesday afternoon has known as an pressing assembly of social gathering MLAs within the wake of Mr. Shinde’s riot inside.
On Monday, other than the Sena, three MLAs of the Congress too cross-voted in favour of the BJP. Senior social gathering Ministers and leaders have been known as to Delhi to hunt a response on the problem. Party’s legislative chief and Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat had claimed the duty for a similar, including that there was have to introspect.
Cross-voting by Congress MLAs resulted within the defeat of social gathering’s first desire candidate and Dalit chief Chandrakant Handore.
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Source: www.thehindu.com