1. Eknath Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician who is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since December 2024 alongside Ajit Pawar under Devendra Fadnavis.
18 Facts About Eknath Shinde
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Eknath Shinde is the chairperson of Shiv Sena since February 2023 and was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 2022 to December 2024.
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Eknath Shinde is the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane, Maharashtra, since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009.
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Eknath Shinde later resumed his education after joining the First Fadnavis ministry in 2014 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University in 2020.
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Eknath Shinde was introduced to politics by then Thane Shiv Sena President Anand Dighe in early 1980.
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Eknath Shinde became one of the prominent labour leader in the region.
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Eknath Shinde became successor to Dighe's legacy after his death in 2001.
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Eknath Shinde has been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly since 2004 for four consecutive terms.
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Eknath Shinde was in favour of breaking the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and reestablishing an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Eknath Shinde requested Uddhav Thackeray to break the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance due to ideological differences.
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Eknath Shinde successfully reestablished an alliance with the BJP and was sworn in as the 20th Chief minister, with Bharatiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis being sworn as the Deputy Chief Minister.
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On 4 February 2024, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that Eknath Shinde's faction was the "real Shiv Sena" political party.
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On 30 June 2022, Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, following a political crisis that led to the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
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Eknath Shinde's appointment came after he led a rebellion within the Shiv Sena party, aligning with the BJP to form a new government.
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Eknath Shinde went into a period of depression for several months.
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Anand Dighe provided emotional support to Eknath Shinde and entrusted him with greater responsibility in order to keep his mind occupied and away from depression.
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Eknath Shinde has a starring role in Dharmaveer as one of Dighe's most loyal foot soldiers.
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In September 2024, sequel called Dharmaveer 2 was launched in which Eknath Shinde played a last scene cameo before the end of the film.