The Shiv Sena leadership is currently worried as around 40 MLAs, led by Eknath Shinde, revolted and camped at a hotel in Guwahati, Assam. With more than two-thirds of the MLAs split, the party in the legislature is on the decline. So the party also gets out of hand whether such a situation has arisen. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena has started efforts to bring back some of the rebel MLAs. At the same time, Shiv Sena leader Anil Desai has claimed that 20 rebel MLAs from Shinde's group are in touch with him.
Anil Desai has claimed that 20 rebel MLAs from Shinde group are in touch with them. He said that "the rebel MLAs in the Supreme Court were not relieved. They have a sword hanging over their heads. If he tries to do something wrong in such a situation, we will go to court and ban him. Also, out of the MLAs who went with Eknath Shinde, 20 MLAs are in touch with our leadership."
Anil Desai has claimed that the rebel MLAs have said that they will vote for Shiv Sena. Anil Desai and other Shiv Sena leaders, who claim that some of the rebel MLAs are in touch with them, have been targeted by MLA Deepak Kesarkar, the spokesperson of the rebel MLAs.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has extended the deadline for replying to the disqualification notice issued by Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Narhari Jirwal to 16 MLAs from the Shiv Sena's splinter group till July 12. Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde and his associates rushed to the Supreme Court against the notice. As the next hearing on his petition will be held on July 11, it became clear on Monday that the cloud of political instability in Maharashtra will not dissipate soon.