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With a revolt toppling his government, Uddhav Thackeray faces a legitimacy crisis as he struggles to retain his hold over the party rank and file

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In the morning on June 30, as the monsoon rains pounded Mumbai, journalists and TV vans swarmed outside Sagar Bungalow, the home of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis in Malabar Hills. They were anticipating the arrival of Eknath Shinde, the rebel leader who split Shiv Sena and pulled down Uddhav Thackeray’s…

A total of six people have been arrested so far from Amravati for the brutal killing of Maharashtra's Amravati-based shop owner Umesh Kolhe on June 21, after he wrote a post in support of Nupur Sharma on Facebook, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikram Sali on Saturday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the brutal killing of Maharashtra's Amravati-based shop owner Umesh Kolhe on June 21, after he wrote a post in support of Nupur Sharma on Facebook.

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Shiv Sena has ruled the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over two decades

BJP wants to destroy the strength of the Shiv Sena in Mumbai by giving the post of Chief Minister to Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, said Raut. Read further on Dynamite News:

“With the motive of creating political instability in Maharashtra, a drama was played out, but it is still unclear how many more episodes are yet to unfold,” the Saamna editorial said

In a letter to Eknath Shinde, who was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister a day earlier, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray accused him of "indulging in anti-party activities"

BJP deflected attention from the defection by allowing Shinde retain Sena identity