Eknath Shinde: Taunted as auto driver, rebellion earns top job
Eknath Shinde took up a variety of small-time jobs after his schooling from a local Thane school to support his parents and three siblings. He drove autorickshaws and tempos and also worked in private firms. After his rebellion last week, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena derisively referred to his background as a rickshaw-driver and taunted him, asking if BJP would give him the top job in the state.