Shivsena rebel Eknath Shinde on Thursday rallied with 49 MLAs, including 42 from the Shivsena. Shinde only needs 37 MLAs to bypass the anti-deflection law, 7 independents also rallied with the Shinde Sena.
According to the sources Maharashra BJP has chalked out a concrete plan regarding the process to form the government. The BJP has offered Shinde eight cabinet ranks and five ministerial ranks in Maharashtra, as well as two ministerial posts at the Center.
Eknath Shinde wrote an open letter to Maharastra CM Uddhav Thackeray why were your doors closed? Why did you stopped going to Ayodhya?
He tweeted the letter, in which he expressed the sentiments of the legislators. The letter said that Shiv Sena MLAs were never heard of and the doors of Uddhav’s house were always closed for them. The letter further states that we were stopped on our way to Ayodhya.