Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and rebel MLAs during the first joint meeting of Shiv Sena-BJP, at a hotel in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Session Live UpdatesAfter the commencement of the proceedings of the House at 11 am, there will be an election for the post of Speaker of the House on Sunday. Shiv Sena MLA and Uddhav Thackeray loyalist Rajan Salvi is the candidate of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance for the speaker’s election. He is pitted against first-time BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar. NCP chief Sharad Pawar claimed that vice-president Narhari Jirwal can perform the duties of the officiating president even if a no-confidence motion is pending against him. The post of the president has been vacant since February last year after the resignation of Nana Patole of the Congress.