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Maharashtra Floor Test Live Updates: Autorickshaw outpaced Mercedes car, Shinde takes a dig at Uddhav

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 05, 2022, 21:49:10 IST

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Maharashtra Floor Test Live Updates: Autorickshaw outpaced Mercedes car, Shinde takes a dig at Uddhav

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is holding a mega roadshow in Nagpur. This is his first visit to his home city after being appointed the deputy CM in the new Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde. ”Stay with TOI for all live updates--

14:26 (IST) Jul 04

The decision to recognise Shinde as group leader and Gogawale as chief whip of the Shiv Sena is a murder of democracy. The decision was taken under pressure: Shiv Sena leader Sunil Prabhu

14:11 (IST) Jul 04

Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt wins floor test in state assembly

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13:57 (IST) Jul 04

Eleven Congress MLAs - Ashok Chavan, Vijay Wadettiwar, Dheeraj Deshmukh, Praniti Shinde, Jitesh Antapurkar, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Raju Awale, Mohan Hambarde, Kunal Patil, Madhavrao Jawalgaonkar and Shirish Chaudhary - were absent during the floor test on Monday.

13:31 (IST) Jul 04

What Fadnavis said on 'ED' taunt about Shinde govt

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13:19 (IST) Jul 04

Whatever decisions were taken in the last cabinet, about renaming, we will uphold those decisions as we're of the same view. We'll have to re-affirm those decisions as last cabinet wasn't as per rules as Governor had already asked the govt to face floor test: Maharashtra deputy CM Fadnavis.

12:55 (IST) Jul 04

There is something fishy when a party with 106 MLAs does not get the CM post. When BJP MLAs approach Sena ministers for work, they will never fail to remind them that they are in the chair: Ajit Pawar

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12:35 (IST) Jul 04

NCP's Pawar calls MLAs act of "dancing on the table" after Eknath Shinde took oath as the CM " inappropriate".

12:34 (IST) Jul 04

NCP leader Ajit Pawar, meanwhile on Monday wondered as to why there is a need to constantly declare that Eknath Shinde is a Shiv Sainik. "Need to introspect on this," he said.

12:33 (IST) Jul 04

Today I tell you that there will never be a tussle for power in this government. We'll continue cooperating. People taunt that it's an ED government. Yes, it's an ED government -- a government of Eknath and Devendra.

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra deputy CM

12:28 (IST) Jul 04

'Became deputy CM on my party's command'

"Our alliance had received the mandate but we were deliberately taken away from the majority. But with Eknath Shinde, we have once again formed our government with Shiv Sena. A true Shivsainik has been made the CM. I became the Deputy CM as per my party's command," Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday following the floor test

12:27 (IST) Jul 04

I had once said that I'll come back. But when I said that, several people mocked me. I've come back today and brought him (Eknath Shinde) along with me. I won't take revenge on people who mocked me. I'll forgive them, everything isn't taken to heart in politics.

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra deputy CM

12:25 (IST) Jul 04

There was a leadership deficit in the state for the last few years. CM Eknath Shinde will be available for everyone. He will be reaching out to the last person in the state.

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra deputy CM

12:13 (IST) Jul 04

I will stand behind Eknath Shinde. There will be no power struggle between us: deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

12:09 (IST) Jul 04

"We thank the MLAs who voted for us, but I also want to thank the opposition MLAs who abstained from voting to ensure we have a wide majority," deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

11:59 (IST) Jul 04

While the BJP and allied partner bagged 164 votes, Mahavikas Aghadi (Shivsena, NCP,Congress and others) got 99, with 3 MLAs who abstained from voting.

11:48 (IST) Jul 04

Shinde is a Shiv Sainik of Bala Saheb Thackeray: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

11:45 (IST) Jul 04

Of the MLAs, who abstained from voting, two are from Samajwadi Party and one from MIM.

11:44 (IST) Jul 04

3 MLAs have abstained from voting on Monday

11:43 (IST) Jul 04

99 votes have been cast against the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt.

11:35 (IST) Jul 04

Votes against the trust vote is being counted from the opposition benches.