Maharashtra political crisis: SC refers petitions to constitution bench

Bench directed the Election Commission not to pass any orders on Shinde faction's plea that it be considered the real Shiv Sena

SC asks Speaker not to proceed with disqualification plea of Uddhav faction Sena MLAs

The Thackeray-led faction has also challenged the validity of assembly proceedings held on July 3 and July 4

The new CM could hardly have been more unembarrassed and forthright, or less boastful of placing deceit in the service of his ambition

Maha has witnessed the sight of parties dumping their partners while chasing power and then going back after the November 2019 elections

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction suffered yet another blow as one more MLA switched loyalties to the Shinde camp before the trust vote

Narvekar also recognised the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp as the chief whip of the Sena, removing Sunil Prabhu

The ongoing political drama in Maharashtra, with its interesting twists and turns, may not have really ended with the swearing-in of Shinde

Sena MLA and Uddhav Thackeray loyalist Rajan Salvi is the candidate of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine for the Speaker's election

The fact remains that over the past 37 years the anti-defection law has failed to fulfil the foremost objective for which it was enacted

Claiming the support of 170 MLAs, Shinde exuded confidence that he will win the floor test comfortably