Eknath rule has just started in Maratha land. Eknath Shinde is now the most popular name in the Maratha as well as national politics. June 30, Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as chief minister on Thursday in the BJP's masterstroke. Here is the story of a Shiv Sena worker in the eighties who went from a corporation councillor to an MLA, a minister and finally the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Eknath Shinde Family History: Born on 9 February 1964 in Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde age is now 58 years+. Shinde was a resident of the hill Jawali taluka of Satara district and belongs to the Marathi community of Kunbi origin. Eknath Shinde Caste is enlisted under the Dalit community. The name Shinde is a variation of ‘Sindhia’.
Eknath Shinde Son & Eknath Shinde Property:
He wedded Lata Shinde. Eknath Shinde son Shrikant Shinde, an orthopaedics surgeon got elected as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from the Kalyan constituency in 2019. As per Eknath Shinde's self-declared affidavit submitted at the time of the 2019 election, Eknath Shinde Net Worth is about 20.05 Lacs of INR.
Eknath Shinde Education & Political startup: From Mangala High School and Junior College in Thane, Shinde studied till Class XI and then started driving auto-rickshaws from the Wagle Estate area in the early 1980s. Shiv Sena had a stronghold along the Thane area. Eknath Shinde was inspired by Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology of Hinduism. From there he started working from the grassroots level of Shiv Sena. However, the influential hand of Anand Dighe, the leader of the Thane, was on his head all along.
Eknath Shinde Political Career History & Growth Year by Year:
From the 90's decade, Eknath Shinde was measured as one of the most influential front-runners in Thane. His backing was needed to win Thane, whether the Lok Sabha election or the local election.
1997: Eknath Shinde entered vote-politics for the first time and was elected Councilor from Thane Municipal Corporation. He won and on behalf of Shiv Sena, he was given the responsibility to work in thane. he took the advantage to establish himself in the region.
2000: Ananda Dighe died and Eknath Shinde became a big name in that place.
2001: Became Leader of the Opposition in the Municipal Corporation House.
2002: Became a corporation councillor for the second time. He was also a member of the ruling standing committee for the next three years.
2004: Partook in the first Maharashtra Assembly elections. Eknath Shinde was elected MLA for the first time from the Kopri-Panchpakhadi constituency of Thane. He got the golden chance to develop his political ideology inspired by Bal Thackeray from the very beginning. After the exit of Bal Thackeray's nephew Raj Thackeray (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena), Shinde's place in the Shiv Sena became more prolific.
2005: Narayan Rane left Shiv Sena, then Eknath Shinde's status in the team continues to grow maximum. becoming close to Thackeray's family, Eknath stood firmly beside Uddhav Thackeray.
2009: Eknath Shinde was picked out MLA for 2nd time. Shinde got the responsibility of Shiv Sena team leader in the assembly.
2014: Eknath Shinde was picked out MLA for 3rd time. He also got the ministry in the BJP-Shivsena alliance government. Sources assumed since 2015, Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis have enthused from the identity of Cabinet colleagues to intimate friends.
2019: Eknath Shinde was picked out MLA for 4th time. Not only that, the MLA was elected the leader of the party in the Legislative Assembly. In the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Shinde became the Minister for Urban Development and Public Works. Eknath Shinde son Srikanth Shinde also won the Shiv Sena ticket from the Kalyan Lok Sabha seat.
2019 CM Rumour About Eknath Shinde:
2019, the first hearsay has been heard that Shinde could be the Chief Minister. Uddhav Thackeray said in an interview that only the Shiv Sainik should be the Chief Minister in Maharashtra. Uddhav said that he had made such a promise to Balasaheb Thackeray once. In this situation, when the government of MVA was being formed, the name of Eknath Shinde as the Chief Minister came up quickly. supporters of Eknath Shinde began to put up posters describing him as the future Chief Minister. At that time Shiv Sena MLAs and leaders were also ready for his name, but the NCP and the Congress did not agree. Eknath Shinde was in favour of forming a government with the BJP in Maharashtra, but there was silence after Uddhav Thackeray became the chief minister. Eknath Shinde's aspirations were dashed when the name of Uddhav Thackeray came to the fore from MVA Alliance. In such a situation, he was given an important ministry like urban development in the Uddhav government, from which his political status can be inferred.
Ultimate Ascend of Political Status to Becoming the Chief Minister:
2022, June 21, Shinde and 37 MLAs (MVA) moved to Surat within BJP-homeland Gujarat. It led to the breakdown of the alliance and the start of 2022 Maharashtra's political turmoil. Shiv Sena in Maharashtra got divided into two factions. Uddhav Thackeray promptly resigned from the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister for fear of losing the majority. As a result, the MVA government collapsed and BJP then formed a government with Shiv Sena rebel MLAs. Before winning the floor test, the BJP and Shinde’s party won Sunday's speaker election. Rahul Narvekar defeated opposition candidate Rajan Salvi (164/107). Eknath Shinde has been made the Chief Minister and Devendra Fardanbish the Deputy Chief Minister.
Eknath Shinde Experience & Statement About Becoming the Chief Minister:
According to Eknath Shinde, the party workers and the legislators were frustrated with the MVA government. Due to the internal problems of the alliance, they could not do any development work. thanking Narendra Modi, Amit Shah & JP Nadda, Shinde also felt grateful to BJP’s 115 MLAs as they had shown the big mind acquaintance.
Pawar’s Powerful Criticism:
Ahead of the floor test, NCP chief and veteran leader Sharad Pawar claimed that the Shinde government would not last more than six months. "Shinde must be ready for the midterm elections," he said.
Shinde Is the Hard Working Humanist:
He usually starts everyday work from dawn and stays with the party staff until midnight. He led the rescue work from the front during natural disasters. For example, the Kolhapur floods of 2020. either flood or catastrophe, Shinde is made for people, as a true friend of human and humanity- said Bilas Joshi, a long-time associate of Shinde.
Surprising Return After Two Children Got Drowned:
The story of sitting in the chair of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra is known to many. But what is unknown is that Eknath Shinde left politics one day. He once tried to retire from the field of politics due to acute sadness. It is heard that the Eknath Shinde family was involved in a tragic accident in 2000. His son and daughter drowned in front of his eyes. He was the only one devastated by accident, thinking of giving up politics. Shocked Shinde was then revived by his 'political guru' Anand Dighe who turned Eknath's mind towards politics again.
An Interesting Funny Fact Just Before Becoming The CM:
Following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray, there has initially been speculation that Devendra Fadnavis will be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Eknath Shinde will be the Deputy Chief Minister. But at a press conference on Thursday, Devendra Fadnavis surprised everyone by saying that Eknath Shinde will be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and the BJP will support him from outside.
Eknath Shinde Wiki Evaluation:
It is said that Eknath Shinde has maintained an incessant connection with his grassroots activists since the beginning. Maharashtra has, thus, got a truly compassionate leader as the Chief Minister. This is the wish of everyone in the future so that the whole of Maharashtra can benefit from him as the top political figure.
