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Maharashtra’s ruling alliance comprising of the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP faces instability after council poll results

MUMBAI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday alleged that a third attempt is being made to pull down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra but expressed confidence that chief minister Udhhav Thackeray will be able to handle the situation.

State Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde is said to have taken 32 MLAs to a hotel in Surat, and Shinde is "not reachable". Full story on Dynamite News:

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday removed Eknath Shinde from the Legislative Party group leader after he left for Surat along with the party rebels even as the latter called himself a staunch Shiv Sainik and vowed to remain loyal to "the ideas of Balasaheb".

MUMBAI: Maha Vikas Aghadi government is suspecting BJP's 'Operation Kamala' in the state after Maharashtra minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and several 'rebel' MLAs from the part went incommunicado on Tuesday.

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party trumped the MVA government in Legislative Council polls, the stability of the State government has come under question as senior Sena minister Eknath Shinde reportedly left Mumbai along with his group of MLAs to be stationed at Surat in Gujarat

Eknath Shinde has reportedly left Mumbai along with 11 MLAs and has been stationed at Surat in Gujarat.

This is the second victory of the BJP – led by former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis - in 10 days, first being in the Rajya Sabha polls where the party managed to win three seats

Probe on to find out whether this was a “suicide pact”

The strength of the 288-member Assembly is reduced to 285 following the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, while two NCP MLAs - Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh - are currently in jail and have not been allowed to vote