Maha CM Eknath Shinde wins 'vote of confidence'

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CM Eknath Shinde with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Deputy CM Fadnavis
CM Eknath Shinde with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Deputy CM Fadnavis

 

Mumbai

As expected Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's government supported by Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday sailed through the 'vote of confidence in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

He won the trust vote by 164-99 votes cementing his government's position in the state. Three members of the Legislative Assembly abstained from voting.

In the past two days, this is the second big legislative victory for the Shinde government – sworn in on June 30 along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

On Sunday, the alliance candidate and BJP's advocate Rahul Narwekar was elected the new Speaker, trouncing the Maha Vikas Alliance's Shiv Sena nominee Rajan Salvi with a comfortable margin.

The Speaker election followed by the trust vote for the Shinde-led government comes on the second day of the 2-day Special Session of the Assembly convened by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister on June 30 after Uddhav Thackeray resigned following Supreme Court’s decision not to stay the floor test called by Governor Bhagat Singh Khoshyari.

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Shinde led a rebellion of more than 40 Shiv Sena MLAs and joined hands with the BJP to dislodge the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state.