Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has cancelled the appointment of Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, within the Shiv Sena, following public backlash.
As both factions of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray) held rallies in Maharashtra on the occasion of Dussehra, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Aaditya Thackeray took a dig at Eknath Shinde faction on Saturday by saying, "Original Shiv Sena is here".
The incident took place around 4:45 am when Govinda's licensed revolver accidentally discharged while he was putting it back in the cupboard, according to Mumbai Police. He was preparing to leave for Kolkata at the time.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey on Saturday hit out at the Maharashtra government over the alleged Badlapur sexual assault case and said that the Mahayuti government has "failed" to maintain law and order in the state.
As the Maharashtra assembly elections are slated to be held later this year, discussions on seat-sharing in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance consisting of the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Shiv Sena (UBT) among others are underway.
Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday said that the discussions on the 4-5 seats were done and that there is "no discrepancy" in the Mahayuti Alliance seat-sharing.
"Sena should not have announced the candidates for Mumbai South Central and Sangli. These were still under discussion," Thorat said speaking to ANI on Friday.
After former Congress leader Ashok Chavan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday took a jibe at the slogan of BJP "Modi ki guarantee" and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party's main mission is to induct corrupt leaders into the BJP and give th