MLAs of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress had gathered at a five-star hotel in Mumbai on Monday evening for a show of strength and administered an "oath of allegiance" hours after the three parties staked claim to power.

Drawing a comparison between freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and Gover Bhagat Singh Koshyari, the Saamana editorial said, "One Bhagat Singh had given up his life for the independence of the country, while another Bhagat Singh killed the democracy in the dark of the night."

In a dramatic turn of events, Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as the chief minister of Maharashtra on Saturday. Ajit Pawar, the nephew of Sharad Pawar, was appointed the deputy chief minister.

​In a revelation, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar said the NCP had sought a share of the Chief Minister's post from Uddhav Thackeray, which led to delays in the formation the Maharashtra government by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance.

Ashish Shelar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called the joint parade of MLAs by Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress, an 'insult to the MLAs and the people who elected them'. He also took a sarcastic jibe a the three parties by saying, "Photo yours, photographer yours, Photo finish will be BJP's"

"I pledge not to fall prey to any inducements by the BJP" - That's what the legislators of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine vowed on Monday at the unprecedented parade of 162 MLAs in a show of strength. The MLAs took oath in the presence of senior leaders of the three parties -- Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and Mallikarjun Kharge.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, addressing a gathering of MLAs of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress' newly formed alliance said that there will be no problem for the alliance to prove its majority on the floor of the house.

Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine has been fighting for Satyamev Jayate and not 'Satta'mev Jayate, Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray said at the massive show of strength at Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai on Monday.

In a show of strength, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine has decided to parade 162 MLAs before the media today, challenging the Governor to "come and watch" for himself. The MLAs were summoned to Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai at 7 pm. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Congress-JMM-RJD alliance in Jharkhand. The prime minister alleged that their "self seeking" past governments were driven by the "lust for power" and exploited the mineral-rich state's resources while neglecting its people. He accused the previous Congress governments at the Centre of procrastinating resolution of the Kashmir tangle and the vexed Ayodhya dispute.

In his recent statements to media, Jyotiraditya Scindia hinted that things are not going well between him and the Congress party.

In a dramatic turn of events, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were sworn in as chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 8 am on Saturday at a hush-hush ceremony in Raj Bhavan, leading to the lifting of the President's rule in the state.

Commenting on Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, who joined hands with the BJP and took oath as Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, Nawab Malik said, "He has made a mistake and he should resign."

The BJP has done away with its principles and morality and decided to stoop low to retain power in Maharashtra. In the given situation, it is impossible for the BJP to prove majority in the state Assembly, the Sena said.

Attacking BJP government in Maharashtra, Congress party said the BJP and Ajit Pawar, who broke away with NCP to be part of Maharashtra government, were running away from the floor test. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also alleged that BJP misused the office of Governor. Surjewala claimed that the NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena combine has a majority in the state Assembly.

Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday. The development came hours after the new alliance of Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress arrived at a consensus that Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be their chief ministerial candidate.

The NCP on Sunday night claimed three MLAs, who among others had attended swearing-in of Ajit Pawar as deputy chief minister on Saturday, were flown to Delhi in a chartered plane by the BJP the same day.

In a dramatic turn of events in Maharashtra, President's Rule was lifted on Saturday morning, following which Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were sworn in as chief minister and deputy chief minister, respectively, by the governor.

Yet another day passed full of high-level political drama in Maharashtra. While the Supreme Court did not decide on a time for the floor test, it did ask the Centre to produce the letter of support by the NCP and the letter by the Governor asking BJP to form the government. On the other hand, NCP still looks like a house divided with Sharad Pawar openly calling Ajit Pawar's statements misleading.

Despite having Devendra Fadnavis as the sworn Chief Minister of Maharashtra, BJP faces an uphill task to prove its majority in the upcoming floor test in the assembly. To make sure that the BJP has the numbers, the party has come up with 'Operation Lotus'.