SC verdict on disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs keeps Shinde, MVA on tenterhooks

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The political landscape in Maharashtra is poised for a roller coaster as members of the two Shiv Sena factions wait with baited breath for the Supreme Court verdict on the disqualification of 16 MLAs belonging to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Sena group..

The rift within the Shiv Sena groups one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Eknath Shindeled to the formation of the BJP-Sena alliance..

While the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde has started showing signs of nervous excitement, BJP is keeping fingers crossed and hoping that the apex court will deliver a verdict in favour of the current dispensation in Maharashtra...

Uddhav Thackeray, who challenged the defections within the Shiv Sena, believes that the Supreme Court will do justice even as former NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is of the opinion that the verdict of the apex court will hardly have any impact on the ruling Maharashtra government...

Sharad Pawar, who was in his bastion Baramati on Sunday, said, Even if the Supreme Court upholds disqualification of 16 MLAs, including CM Shinde, it will not have much impact as the BJP-Shiv Sena have the required numbers to retain the government...

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