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Maharashtra government formation

Maharashtra sees high drama, gets BJP-led government; Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress fume, move SC

It was a day of high political drama, suspense, allegations of backstabbing and deceit in Maharashtra on Saturday (November 23, 2019). Early morning brought the news of a stunning political coup by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which roped in Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar and his loyal MLAs to stake a claim for government formation in the state.

Nov 24, 2019, 00:03 AM IST

Ajit Pawar removed as NCP leader of legislative assembly, Jayant Patil replaces him

In a stringent action against rebel party leader Ajit Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday evening removed him as the NCP legislative party leader at a party meeting in Mumbai.

Nov 23, 2019, 22:00 PM IST

Dilip Walse Patil, the man who replaced Ajit Pawar as NCP legislative party leader

Aged 63, Dilip Walse is considered to be close and trusted by NCP chief Sharad.

Nov 23, 2019, 20:41 PM IST

Snollygoster: How Shashi Tharoor described Maharashtra situation in one word

As the political chaos in Maharashtra heightened with the BJP's stunning comeback to power in the state with the support of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, leader Shashi Tharoor, whose extensive English vocabulary often becomes the source of amusement, seems to be at a loss of words to describe his take of the situation.

Nov 23, 2019, 20:24 PM IST

When Sharad Pawar rebelled to become Maharashtra's youngest CM

The saga of political rebels in Maharashtra is not new, with one rebellion in 1978 seeing the now NCP supremo Sharad Pawar breaking away from his party to become the state`s youngest Chief Minister.

Nov 23, 2019, 19:46 PM IST

We won't let BJP prove majority in floor test on November 30: Uddhav Thackeray to disgruntled Sena MLAs

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting on Saturday at Hotel Lalit with his party MLAs in Mumbai, hours after Maharashtra Governor administered chief minister's oath to BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar and reassured them that the BJP will not be able to prove its majority on the floor of the House on November 30.

Nov 23, 2019, 18:58 PM IST

Chief Minister of Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis changes Twitter bio soon after taking oath

Amid the political stalemate, Fadnavis had changed his Twitter bio twice. On November 8, after submitting his resignation, the BJP leader called himself the 'caretaker chief minister of Maharashtra' and when President's Rule was imposed in the state, he introduced himself on Twitter as 'Maharashtra's sevak'.

Nov 23, 2019, 14:39 PM IST

NCP-Congress talks took too long, admits Abhishek Manu Singhvi, tweets 'Pawar ji tusi great ho'

Singhvi's tweet came right after Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took oaths as Maharashtra CM and Deputy CM, respectively, on Saturday morning and he said that he is still not sure about NCP joining hands with BJP but gave a special mention to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.

Nov 23, 2019, 13:56 PM IST

Ajit Pawar was blackmailed, will prove this in Saamana: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday warned that NCP's Ajit Pawar was being blackmailed and pressurised to extend support for forming government in Maharashtra.

Nov 23, 2019, 13:56 PM IST

Uddhav Thackeray warns BJP, says 'This is surgical strike on Maharashtra and people will avenge it'

The Sena chief asked its former ally to go back and introspect and see "what ideals Shivaji Maharaj stood for". "This is nothing but a political surgical strike that the BJP has done. We will stand together and we will form the government in Maharashtra," he said.

Nov 23, 2019, 13:46 PM IST

We will never support BJP; will take action against NCP MLAs: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that he and his party will never support or endorse the BJP while promising to take action against his party MLAs who defected under the leadership of his nephew Ajit Pawar to form a joint coalition govrnment in Maharashtra.

Nov 23, 2019, 13:05 PM IST

Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra govt to prove majority by November 30: Sources

The newly-formed BJP-NCP government in Maharashtra will have to prove majority on the floor of the state assembly by November 30, said sources on Saturday.

Nov 23, 2019, 12:17 PM IST

'Party and family split', posts Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule on Maharashtra coup

In a major overnight development, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, at a time when talks between Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena over government formation in Maharashtra seemingly reached the final stage with Uddhav Thackeray as their leader.

Nov 23, 2019, 11:51 AM IST

Celebrations in Maharashtra, BJP leaders congratulate Devendra Fadnavis; NCP, Shiv Sena in shock

Widespread celebrations began across parts of Maharashtra shortly after Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar took oath as the chief minister and deputy chief minister of the state respectively on Saturday morning.

Nov 23, 2019, 11:23 AM IST

Live: SC to hear Sena-Congress-NCP plea seeking urgent floor test at 11:30 am tomorrow

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the second consecutive term and Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Ajit Pawar was sworn-in as his deputy.

Nov 23, 2019, 10:47 AM IST

Do not endorse Ajit Pawar's decision to form government with BJP in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar

"Ajit Pawar's decision to support the BJP to form the Maharashtra Government is his personal decision and not that of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). We place on record that we do not support or endorse this decision of his," read Sharad Pawar's tweet.

Nov 23, 2019, 09:56 AM IST