Notices have been issued to 40 MLAs of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 14 of the Uddhav Thackeray faction, seeking their replies on disqualification petitions against them. The legislators have seven days to respond. The notices have been issued against a total of 54 MLAs, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray. The development comes after it was disclosed that the speaker had received the Shiv Sena's constitution from the Election Commission of India and that hearing on the disqualification petitions against 16 Shiv Sena MLAs would start soon.
