The Speaker, however, also dismissed the Shinde faction's attempt to disqualify the 14 MLAs of the UBT faction for not obeying its whip, saying there was no evidence to show that the Shinde faction had served notices to the UBT MLAs. "Though the petition (by Shinde tried to show that the whip was served on respondent (UBT MLAs), the petitioner has failed to prove that the whip was served. There are major inconsistencies in the cross examination of Bharag Gogawale (chief whip of Shinde faction)... Thus the disqualification of UBT members also cannot be accepted," he said.
