New Delhi: A day after suspicious cross voting in Delhi Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (mlc) election, chief Shiv Sena leader and state cabinet minister Eknath Shinde Has reportedly become inaccessible with 11 party MLAs. Shinde along with some Shiv Sena MLAs moved to a hotel in Surat, Gujarat.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut also confirmed the developments and said, “Some MLAs of Shiv Sena and Eknath Shinde are not available at present. Efforts are being made to topple the government. MVA government but the BJP has to remember that Maharashtra is very different from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh.”
Who is Ekant Shinde?
*Shinde is a senior leader in Shiv Sena and has been instrumental in strengthening the organization in Thane.
*his son Shrikant Shinde Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan and his brother Prakash Shinde is a corporator.
*Shinde belongs to the Maratha community of Jawali taluka in Satara.
* A Bal Thackeray loyalist, Shinde is reportedly upset with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
*Shinde has been elected MLA four times – in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.
* Shinde was made the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014 after the Shiv Sena parted ways with the BJP.
*He was appointed a cabinet minister in the MVA government. However, he has been feeling isolated since the formation of the MVA government.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut also confirmed the developments and said, “Some MLAs of Shiv Sena and Eknath Shinde are not available at present. Efforts are being made to topple the government. MVA government but the BJP has to remember that Maharashtra is very different from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh.”
Who is Ekant Shinde?
*Shinde is a senior leader in Shiv Sena and has been instrumental in strengthening the organization in Thane.
*his son Shrikant Shinde Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan and his brother Prakash Shinde is a corporator.
*Shinde belongs to the Maratha community of Jawali taluka in Satara.
* A Bal Thackeray loyalist, Shinde is reportedly upset with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
*Shinde has been elected MLA four times – in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.
* Shinde was made the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014 after the Shiv Sena parted ways with the BJP.
*He was appointed a cabinet minister in the MVA government. However, he has been feeling isolated since the formation of the MVA government.