Maharashtra Speaker To Give Verdict On Disqualification Requests On Jan 10

The deadline set by the Supreme Court for delivering the verdict was December 31, 2023 but some days before that, on December 15, the Supreme Court gave a 10-day extension and set January 10 as the new date.

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar will on January 10 deliver his verdict on the disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several MLAs whose rebellion had split the Shiv Sena in June 2022, Vidhan Bhavan officials said on Monday.

The deadline set by the Supreme Court for delivering the verdict was December 31, 2023 but some days before that, on December 15, the Supreme Court gave a 10-day extension and set January 10 as the new date for a decision.

In June 2022, Shinde and several MLAs rebelled against then-chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, leading to a split in the Sena and the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which also comprised the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress.