Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Shiv Sena-BJP government will remain stable, remarks coming a day ahead of the verdict to be🌟 pronounced by the assembly speaker on disqualificatioꦿn petitions against CM Eknath Shinde and other MLAs of Shiv Sena.
The senior BJP leader stressed that th🌱e alliance government is "legal" and hoped the speaker's ruling will give justice to🃏 them.
Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar will deliver the verdict on the disqualification petitions aga💖inst Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several MLAs whose rebellion had split the Shiv Sena in June 2022, Vidhan Bhavan officials said on Monday.
The Sup🦄reme Court had set the deadline for delivering the ruling on December 31, 2023, which was subsequently extended till January 10.
"The speaker will take a proper and legaꦚl decision. Our side is strong. The government formed by us (BJP and Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde) is legally strong. We expect that we will get justice from the Speaker....Our government was stable yesterday and it will remain stable tomorrow as well," Fadnavis toꦅld reporters in Nagpur.
In June 2022, Eknath Shinde and several MLAs rebelled against the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, leading to a sღplit in the Shiv Sena and fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which also comprised the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress.
Cross petitions were filed by the Sh🎉inde and Thackeray factions seꦫeking action against each other under anti-defection laws.
"൲;The verdict is expected to be out a♏fter 4pm on January 10. The Speaker's office is finalising the verdict," Vidhan Bhavan officials said.
