Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde wins the trust vote by a 164-99 margin, 3 members abstained from voting.
During the trust vote, 164 votes were polled in favour of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while 99 votes were polled against the newly formed BJP-Shinde camp coalition.
The five-day old Shiv Sena-BJP government sailed past the floor test on Monday during the special two-day session of the Legislative Assembly that began on Sunday. The trust vote comes a day after BJP’s Rahul Narwekar was elected the Assembly Speaker with a majority of 164 votes.
Meanwhile, Narwekar reinstated Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as Shiv Sena legislature party leader, removing Ajay Chaudhary. Narwekar also recognised the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp as the chief whip of the Sena, removing Sunil Prabhu, who belongs to the Thackeray faction.
The deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulates CM Eknath Shinde for winning the trust vote with a huge mandate.
“I thank all members who reposed their faith in Shinde govt. I also thank all those who by staying out of House indirectly helped the BJP-Shinde alliance,” Fadnavis said.
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