: EC asks Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde factions to prove majority in Shiv Sena #IndiaNEWS The Election Commission of India has directed Maharashtra leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde to submit

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EC asks Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde factions to prove majority in Shiv Sena #IndiaNEWS
The Election Commission of India has directed Maharashtra leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde to submit documents to prove that they have a majority of members backing them in the Shiv Sena, NDTV reported on Friday. The documentary evidence will decide who will lead the party.Both Shinde and Thackeray factions have claimed that they are the real Shiv Sena.The Shinde-led faction has written to the Election Commission, claiming that it has the support of 40 out of 55 Shiv Sena MLAs and 12 out of 18 Lok Sabha MPs, reported NDTV.Chaos ensued in the Shiv Sena in June after Shinde rebelled against the Maha Vikas Aghadi government – a coalition of Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party.Subsequently, the coalition was ousted from power as the Thackeray faction was reduced to a minority in the state Assembly.Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra on June 30, while the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as his deputy.On July 4, Shinde won a floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly. He got 164 votes in his support, significantly above the majority mark of 145, while 99 MLAs voted against him.Shiv Sena is a recognised party by the Election Commission. Now with a split in the party, the poll body will decide which faction is...Read more

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