“Will Never Cheat For Power”: Eknath Shinde’s Cryptic Tweet After Sena Sacks Him From Whip Post

The crisis unfolded in the state a day after the ruling Maha Vikas Agahdi (MVA) alliance – comprising the Sena, NCP and Congress – suffered a setback in the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls.

Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, the Shiv Sena’s chief whip, was terminated on Tuesday after he reportedly moved to a Surat hotel in Gujarat with 21 other MLAs.

Eknath Shinde tweeted at the same time that he would never cheat for power.

“Balasaheb has taught us Hindutva. We have never and will never cheat for power regarding Balasaheb’s thoughts and Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb’s teachings,” he said in the tweet.

आम्ही बाळासाहेबांचे कट्टर शिवसैनिक आहोत… बाळासाहेबांनी आम्हाला हिंदुत्वाची शिकवण दिली आहे.. बाळासाहेबांचे विचार आणि धर्मवीर आनंद दिघे साहेबांची शिकवण यांच्याबाबत आम्ही सत्तेसाठी कधीही प्रतारणा केली नाही आणि करणार नाही

— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) June 21, 2022

Despite having enough votes to win four candidates, the BJP managed to win all five seats it contested in the polls. The Sena and the NCP both gained two seats, while Congress was dealt a blow when one of its two contenders was defeated.

Sanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena MP, warned this morning that there is a plot to destabilise Uddhav Thackeray’s government in the “similar pattern as Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.” “Shiv Sena is a loyalist party. We’re not going to let that happen “he stated

The state government’s stability, according to NCP and Congress leaders, is not under jeopardy.