Maharashtra  

Abhinav Khare deep dives into the recent decisions taken by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government in Maharashtra. ‘The new chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has also taken a decision which might have serious law and order implications’

Just a week after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray became the chief minister of Maharashtra, as many as 400 party workers joined the BJP claiming that Thackeray's Hindutva ideology has been compromised after joining hands with the Congress and NCP.

Is there an uneasy calm in the Maharashtra coalition? When Sharad Pawar refuted claims that no Presidential offers were made to him, was he sending a hidden message to Uddhav Thackeray that he can afford to call it quits if Uddhav goes on to be politically cantankerous?  

Politics of appeasement is back just days after Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the CM of Maharashtra. He is being prevailed upon to close Bhima Koregaon case. 

Uttara Kannada MP Anant Kumar Hegde had said that chief minister has access to around Rs 40,000 crore from the Centre. He knew if Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena government came to power, it will misuse funds meant for the development of Maharashtra
 

Congress leader Nana Patole is 56 years old and represents Sakoli Assembly in Vidarbha. He had quit Congress and joined BJP in 2014. He resigned from BJP and came back to join Congress in 2017.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the NDA is working towards the development while marking the successful completion of six months in his second term. The BJP in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis staged a walkout in the Maharashtra Assembly stating that norms were flouted ahead of the floor test. They will approach the Governor. 

The BJP in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis has decided to approach the Governor and if need be, the Supreme Court as the party claims that the Maharashtra Assembly flouted rules, as per the liking of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress. Fadnavis alleged that the oath administered to the MLAs were also unconstitutional. 
 

Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi faced a floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly where they garnered the support of 169 MLAs. This came at a time when the BJP staged a walkout claiming that rules had been flouted in the Maharashtra Assembly. 
 

Abhinav Khare deep dives into how Shiv Sena for the sake of power have strayed from their ideology and joined hands in an unstable coalition for a big state like Maharashtra
 

Nationalist Congress Party leader Dilip Walse Patil, serving as MLA for the seventh time, has been appointed as Pro-tem Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly.

While Congress criticises Pragya Singh Thakur for hailing Godse as a patriot, it has joined hands with the Shiva Sena, the chief of which, Uddhva Thackeray too had called him a patriot. 

A Mumbai based astrologer has predicted that Uddhav Thackeray-led government will not last long and will soon hit rock bottom. Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as Maharashtra’s chief minister. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on becoming Maharashtra chief minister. PM Modi also tagged the Office of Uddhav Thackeray in his tweet.
                    

The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)  will be led by Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena. But all eyes are now on the trust vote and the portfolios for the ministers.