Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray sacks CM Eknath Shinde from all party posts
The statement also mentions that action was taken against Shinde as he has also given up membership of the party.
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Mumbai, July 2: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray removed Eknath Shinde, who was sworn in as the new Maharashtra chief minister of Maharashtra, from all party posts. Shiv Sena said in a statement that Shinde has been removed for indulging in anti-party activities.
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered oath of office to Shinde and his deputy Fadnavis at Raj Bhavan in South Mumbai.
Shinde, a four-time MLA, began oath taking by paying tributes to late Shiv Sena leaders Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe, his political mentor in Thane district.
A two-day special session of the Maharashtra legislature will be held from July 2 for the new government to prove their majority.
The statement also mentions that action was taken against Shinde as he has also given up membership of the party.
On Thursday, Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the 20th CM of Maharashtra, while BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the deputy CM, making it a day of surprises, just a day after the collapse of the MVA government.
In a surprise move, Fadnavis announced in the evening that Shinde, who led the rebellion in Shiv Sena, will be the new CM, while he himself will be out of the new government, only to change his stand and become the deputy CM following prodding from his party's central leadership.
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Shinde, a four-time MLA, began oath taking by paying tributes to late Shiv Sena leaders Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe, his political mentor in Thane district.
A two-day special session of the Maharashtra legislature will be held from July 2 for the new government to prove their majority.