Maharashtra Political Crisis News Live Updates: Shiv Sena president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday reached out to the functionaries of his party, which is currently battling a rebellion, and sought to allay fears surrounding the survival of his political outfit and the MVA government. “Despite the rebellions that the party has faced earlier, it came to power twice. I may have left ‘Varsha’, the chief minister’s official residence, but not my determination,” he said.
As the threat of a vertical split looms over the Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of all district heads. On Friday afternoon, his son and party leader, Aaditya Thackeray, arrived at the Sena Bhawan in Mumbai to attend the party meeting.
Rebel leader Eknath Shinde, meanwhile, has left Guwahati to reach Mumbai. On Friday, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut challenged the rebel camp to come to the city, stating, “We are not going to concede defeat… This government will last its entire term.” Ajay Chaudhary, who was appointed as the Shiv Sena party group leader after the revolt of Eknath Shinde, has been recognised as such by the Deputy Speaker, a letter from the Maharashtra Legislative Secretariat to the party stated.
