Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has expelled Eknath Shinde, the newly sworn-in Maharashtra Chief Minister, from the party citing "anti-party activities"In a letter addressed to Shinde, Thackeray stated that he is being expelled for indulging in "anti-party activities."Shinde was sworn in as the Chief Minister on Thursday, thus bringing an end to the political crisis in Maharashtra that had broken out after the internal revolt in Shiv Sena. BJP's Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
Thackeray had on Friday lashed out at the BJP for giving the Chief Ministerial slot to Eknath Shinde, a rebel Shiv Sena leader, and said that had the former ally partner agreed to this earlier, there would have been no Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state.The Shiv Sena and BJP had parted ways after the 2019 Assembly elections in the state after the former demanded 2.5 years of Chief Ministership each for both the parties during the term of five years, which the latter had not agreed to.Shiv Sena had then formed an alliance with rival NCP and Congress to form the government.