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PM Modi, Uddhav Thackeray congratulate Shinde and Fadnavis on becoming Maharashtra chief minister, deputy CM

Calling Shinde a grassroots-level leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he 'brings with him rich political, legislative and administrative experience'

Fadnavis becomes fourth former Maharashtra CM to accept junior post in another dispensation

Congress leader Shankarrao Chavan became CM in 1975 and served for two years, before being replaced by Vasantdada Patil. In 1978, Sharad Pawar, a minister in the Patil cabinet, brought down the govt and became the CM. Chavan became finance minister in Pawar's Cabinet

Eknath Shinde is fourth Maharashtra CM hailing from Satara district

Before him, the state had three chief ministers from the district: Yashwantrao Chavan (the first CM of the state), Babasaheb Bhosale and Prithviraj Chavan

What is a floor test that will decide the fate of Uddhav Thackeray and the MVA government in Maharashtra?

The days of Uddhav Thackeray seem numbered as a floor test has been called where he will have to prove his majority in the Maharashtra Assembly. If he loses, the Shiv Sena boss will have to resign as chief minister

Head-on | Maharashtra is bellwether for the 2024 Lok Sabha election

If the MVA government unravels in Maharashtra, it will create a big hole in the Opposition’s pan-national theory. That is why a concerted effort has been launched to checkmate Eknath Shinde’s rebels

Maharashtra political crisis: Narhari Zirwal, the Deputy Speaker, in the eye of the storm

Narhari Zirwal, the NCP leader and a close confidante of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, initiated disqualification action against Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and 15 other MLAs

A look at Shridhar Patankar, Maharashtra CM’s brother-in-law, and his links to alleged hawala operator Nandkishore Chaturvedi

The Enforcement Directorate invited Shiv Sena’s ire after it attached 11 residential flats belonging to Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Private Limited, which is owned and controlled by Shridhar Madhav Patankar

'Desecration' of Shivaji's statue triggers vandalism, war of words between Maharashtra, Karnataka

While Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai condemned the incident and ordered action against culprits, his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray demanded PM Modi's intervention to stop 'Kannada atrocities' and 'pervert mindset'

Maharashtra schools reopen after 18 months; Uddhav Thackeray calls decision 'difficult', asks teachers to take care of students

Students appeared excited while entering the schools and meeting their friends, and teachers. Schools welcomed them with flowers and sanitisers

'Stop programmes that attract crowds': Uddhav Thackeray tells political parties amid COVID-19 spike

"Let us prioritise the lives and health of our citizens. The situation can go out of hand in view of the spike in daily cases," Thackeray said.