Thackeray was the 19th chief minister of Maharashtra and was leading the coalition govt with NCP and Congress
Thackeray tendered his resignation on June 29, 2022, after 40 of his own MLAs rebelled against his leadership. The rebellion was led by Eknath Shinde
Amid the current political turmoil, Thackeray's Sena has approached the Supreme Court for a stay on the proceedings by the Election Commission on a plea by Eknath Shinde and other party leaders to recognise them as ‘real’ Shiv Sena
Thackeray's son, Aaditya Thackeray is the first member of the family to venture into electoral politics. He is an MLA from the Worli constituency
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