Rebel Maharashtra MLAs on Wednesday raised slogans of "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki jai" and "Eknath Shinde sahab tum aage badho, hum tumhare saath hain" as they arrived at the Guwahati airport.
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Earlier today, after delaying their departure by around two hours, the dissident MLAs decided to reportedly leave for Goa, from where they will go to Mumbai for the floor test tomorrow.
The MLAs, their associates and some family members left the Radisson Blu hotel in three air-conditioned buses of the Assam State Transport Corporation.
The three buses were heading to the airport, around 15 km away, under a heavy security cover. Several escort vehicles were accompanying the buses.
Hundreds of policemen were deployed at the Guwahati airport since the morning, officials said.
In what seems to be an apparent bid to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, dissident legislators of Shiv Sena along with some Independent MLAs were camping in Guwahati, around 2,700 km away from Mumbai, since June 22.
(With PTI inputs)
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