Have support of 22 MLAs, 19 met CM Thackeray: Shiv Sena

Ajay Choudhari, the MLA from Sewree, said he would be going home on Wednesday night. “MLAs like Ravindra Waikar and Aaditya Thackeray would also go home tonight,” he added.

Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray virtually addresses the people of the state, in Mumbai, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is facing a crisis following the dissidence of a section of its MLA led by party leader Eknath Shinde. (PTI Photo)

Written by: Yogesh Naik

2 min readMumbaiJun 23, 2022 12:51 AM IST First published on: Jun 23, 2022 at 12:51 AM IST

Ajay Choudhari, who was on Tuesday appointed the Shiv Sena Legislature Party leader by Uddhav Thackeray, said that 19 MLAs attended the meeting with the chief minister at his official bungalow Varsha Wednesday evening.

“We have the support of 22 MLAs and 19 of them attended the meeting with the CM. We will all stay at St Regis hotel on Wednesday night and on Thursday, everyone will be allowed to go home.” He claimed that nearly 500 Shiv Sainiks are guarding the hotel.

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Choudhari, the MLA from Sewree, said he would be going home on Wednesday night. “MLAs like Ravindra Waikar and Aaditya Thackeray would also go home tonight,” he added.