Sawant had resigned from his ministerial post on Monday. Taking to Twitter, Arvind Sawant had earlier said he is resigning from the ministerial post'. The development comes as the Sena is set to stake claim to form government in Maharashtra with support from the NCP.

Maharashtra Government Formation LIVE Updates: President's Rule has been imposed in Maharashtra after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the recommendation made by Governor BS Koshyari. Congress and NCP were still undecided about supporting Shiv Sena even by Tuesday evening.

As the 7.30 pm deadline ended for Shiv Sena, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday night invited the NCP asking it to express "willingness and ability to form government". State unit NCP president Jayant Patil said the party will discuss the issue with Congress and get back to the governor by 8:30 pm on Tuesday.

In politics, everyone is a friend and everyone is a foe. Equations change, alliances are forged and broken and a person on political sidelines sometimes suddenly finds himself on the throne.

Deadlock is continuing in Maharashtra as Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has refused more time to Shiv Sena in government formation. A 7:30 pm deadline was set today for Uddhav Thackeray's party to express willingness to form government in Maharashtra. However, Sena could not get the numbers required before the deadline.

Arvind Sawant, the lone Shiv Sena representative in the Modi Cabinet, has resigned amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra. Sawant was serving as the Union Minister for Heavy Industries.

Maharashtra Congress leaders will arrive in Delhi Monday evening, wherein a decision and a formal announcement on supporting the Shiv Sena is expected.

Amid power tussle in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, BJP's oldest ally on Monday said it is breaking all ties with the party and said it is looking forward to forming the government with the support of the NCP and the Congress. Shiv Sena is to meet the Governor at 2:30 pm. Sources have confirmed that Shiv Sena and NCP have been in discussions behind the scenes since last two days.

As the political turmoil in Maharashtra intensifies, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the BJP is ready to sit in the Opposition but is reluctant to abide by the 50:50 formula which was decided upon during the Lok Sabha polls. "There is no point continuing alliance with BJP if it can't keep its promise," Sanjay Raut said.

On Sunday, Arvind Sawant had said that he will resign from the post of Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises if advised by his party chief, Uddhav Thackeray, amid the BJP refusing to form a government in Maharashtra and daring the Shiv Sena to do so.

Governor Koshyari had asked Sena legislative party leader Eknath Shinde to "indicate willingness and ability" of the party to form government. After the governor's communication, Sena MLAs, staying at a suburban hotel in Mumbai, went into a huddle. They later moved to Matoshree, the Bandra residence of the party chief Uddhav Thackeray, for another meeting.

Amid the tussle to form government in Maharashtra, sources within Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have told India TV that the NCP MLAs are of the opinion that the party should join forces with Shiv Sena to form government in the state. However, there is no official confirmation from either camps and all major players are in a huddle with their MLAs.

On Sunday, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray told his party MLAs that a 'Shiv Sainik' will sit on the Chief Ministerial post. BJP is in a huddle too. BJP camp is strategising. It is noteworthy that both Shiv Sena and BJP are holding separate meetings.

Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) knows that they will not be able to form a government in the state. He was speaking with the media in Mumbai. During his media interaction, Chavan lashed out at Devendra Fadnavis-led state government and said that Shiv Sena-BJP government does not have its priorities right.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed a press conference about an hour after Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis handed over his resignation to Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari. He countered Fadnavis' claim that there was no 50:50 formula.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has countered acting Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis claim and said that there was indeed a 50-50 agreement between Shiv Sena and BJP.

Devendra Fadnavis went full-throttle against Shiv Sena, minutes after he tendered his resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Friday. From rejecting Sena's claims of a rotational CM to lodging strong protest over critical statements by Uddhav Thackeray's party, Fadnavis laid bare all aspects of the love-hate relationship between the political allies.

​In a first counter-attack on Shiv Sena, Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Uddhav Thackeray did not answer calls made by him. Fadnavis was addressing a press conference after tendering his resignation as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The tenure of the Maharashtra assembly is ending at midnight of November 9.

Devendra Fadnavis has resigned as Maharashtra chief minister after talks between the BJP and Shiv Sena failed to reach to a conclusion. Addressing media, Fadnavis stated that despite a good camaraderie, Uddhav Thackeray 'did not pick his call'.

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena had contested the Maharashtra elections under the aegis of 'Mahayuti', are bickering over sharing chief ministerial post since October 24, when the poll results were out.