Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde (born 9 February 1964) is an Indian politician who has served as the 10th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra alongside Sunetra Pawar under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He is the chairman of Shiv Sena since February 2023 and was the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 30 June 2022 to 5 December 2024. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly constituency of Thane, Maharashtra, since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009. Shinde rose to prominence in June 2022 after leading a factional split within the Shiv Sena party, leading to the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis that resulted in the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in Maharashtra.

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