Sena Vs Sena: Timeline Of The War In Court For The Right To Rule Maharashtra

If the Speaker disqualifies 16 MLAs, including Shinde, the current coalition of BJP-NCP (Ajit Pawar) will have 187 MLAs. They would retain majority, but a new government would be formed with a new CM.

Both Eknath Shinde (left) and Uddhav Thackeray have staked claim to the 'real' Shiv Sena. ( Image Source :PTI )

The Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday will announce the verdict on cross-petitions filed by the Udhdhav Thackrey and CM Eknath Shinde factions against each other seeking disqualification on grounds of defection from the Assembly. Uddhav Thackrey on Monday filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court flagging Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar's meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on January 7. Shiv Sena went through a spilt amid high political drama after Shinde