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Maharashtra Governor is 'BJP agent', must be sacked: UP Congress leader

November 27, 2019 11:06 IST

Senior Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Pradeep Mathur on Wednesday called Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari a "BJP agent" and demanded his dismissal for dragging the office of the President into controversy. Mathur, the former leader of the Congress legislature party in Uttar Pradesh also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revoking president's rule in Maharashtra without calling a cabinet meeting.

Ratio of Maharashtra portfolio-sharing to be finalised in 2 days: Balasaheb Thorat

November 27, 2019 10:51 IST

The NCP has announced that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray would be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. He will be sworn in CM on Thursday evening at Shivaji Park in Dadar, the place where his party holds traditional Dussehra rally each year.

Congress seeks disqualification of Rae Bareli MLA Aditi Singh

November 27, 2019 11:35 IST

After showing the door to 10 senior leaders of the party, the Congress has now filed a petition seeking disqualification of its Rae Bareli legislator Aditi Singh. The petition has been filed by Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra before the Speaker of Vidhan Sabha.

Will come back: Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta in farewell message

November 27, 2019 10:22 IST

Earlier, in a major political defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday quit, hours after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar also submitted his resignation, barely 80 hours after they were sworn in on November 23 early morning.

I am in NCP, will always remain in party: Ajit Pawar

November 27, 2019 9:52 IST

Ajit Pawar on Tuesday resigned as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, citing "personal reason", following which Fadnavis too stepped down as chief minister, leading to collapse of the BJP-led government.

Uddhav Thackeray meets Maharashtra Governor

Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi meet Maharashtra Governor Koshyari

November 27, 2019 9:30 IST

The Shiv Sena chief will be the first from the Thackeray family to be sworn in as the chief minister. The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress on Tuesday named Thackeray as their chief ministerial face.

Maharashtra Guv Koshyari likely to be transferred amid political turmoil

November 27, 2019 9:29 IST

Highly-placed sources in the government have said Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra is likely to replace Koshyari. Kalraj Mishra took charge as Rajashtan Governor on September 9 after he was shifted from Himachal Pradesh where he was appointed as Governor on July 22.

Decision of Fadnavis' resignation taken during Modi-Shah meeting

November 27, 2019 9:15 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and party Executive President J.P. Nadda in a meeting on Tuesday decided to ask Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to put his resignation.

Maharashtra Special Assembly Session begins

Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, other MLAs take oath at Maharashtra Special Assembly Session

November 27, 2019 8:51 IST

The newly-elected members couldn't take an oath even one month after the results of the assembly polls were announced, due to political ups and downs in the state.

Supriya Sule hugs brother Ajit Pawar at Maharashtra Special Assembly Session

November 27, 2019 11:30 IST

Supriya Sule also greeted former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with warmth and folded hands, touched him on the shoulder as he proceeded with a smile -- a never-before witnessed camaraderie among political stalwarts.

From Fadnavis to Uddhav: How political dynamics of Maharashtra changed in 80 hours

November 27, 2019 14:22 IST

The resignation of Fadnavis came a day after the Sena-led alliance paraded 162 MLAs in an unprecedented show of strength at a luxury hotel in Mumbai on Monday night indicating that the numbers were stacked heavily against the BJP. The alliance, which is expected to have a Common Minimum Programme(CMP), was stitched after hectic parleys involving Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Aaditya Thackeray holds late night meet with Sharad Pawar

November 27, 2019 8:54 IST

Meanwhile, the BJP said on Tuesday that it would function as a strong opposition in the Assembly. A meeting of party MLAs and senior leaders was held in the evening.

Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister on November 28

November 27, 2019 10:02 IST

Addressing reporters on Tuesday, former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Shiv Sena of being desperate for the chief minister's post and surrendering its "Hindutva" at the feet of Congress president Sonia Gandhi only to keep the BJP out of power. Referring to that comment, Thackeray said he is ready to speak on any issue the BJP wants him to and that he was not the one who gets scared.

Fadnavis makes way for Uddhav-led Maha Vikas Aghadi govt in Maharashtra

November 27, 2019 6:39 IST

Uddhav Thackeray was elected by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine on Tuesday evening as its a nominee for Maharashtra's CM post, following the resignation of Devendra Fadnavis whose second stint as Chief Minister lasted only 3 days. The Sena supremo met the Governor and staked claim to form government in the state. Thackeray was accompanied by legislature party leaders of the three parties as he headed for Raj Bhavan to meet Governor B K Koshyari, a Sena leader said.

Maharashtra govt formation: Timeline from November 26

November 26, 2019 23:30 IST

After over a month of complexed political manoeuvres, finally, on November 26, Maharashtra's political situation now looks clear. Through the day, we saw Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar step down from their posts after the Supreme Court ordered a floor test before 5 pm on Wednesday. In the second half of the day, the attention shifted to the NCP and the Shiv Sena who chose the leader of the Maha Vikas Aghadi as Uddhav Thackeray and declared him as their CM candidate. Ajit Pawar also tried to sort out things at his end as he went to meet his uncle Sharad Pawar at his residence.

CM-designate Uddhav Thackeray remembers Balasaheb; Shiv Sena celebrates

November 26, 2019 22:16 IST

Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra CM-designate, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Tuesday remembered his father, to whom he had made a promise that one day a Thackeray will be Maharashtra CM. Uddhav also thanked Congress President Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who played a key role in making sure that Congress and Shiv Sena, two parties of opposite ideologies, come together to keep out BJP and form a government in Maharashtra.

Maha Pawar-Play: Ajit Pawar reaches out to Sharad Pawar, meets uncle at his residence

November 26, 2019 21:59 IST

Former NCP legislative party leader and nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar has reached out to his uncle after siding with the BJP for most part of the last few days. Ajit Pawar stepped down as the Deputy CM of Maharashtra earlier today making sure that Devendra Fadnavis' second stint as Chief Minister ends in just about 3 days

'Maharashtra cha ekch wagh, Sharad Pawar, Sharad Pawar'

November 27, 2019 8:05 IST

Personifying his image as a Maratha warrior, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar made a grand entry at the Trident hotel on Tuesday evening with the MLAs chanting "Maharashtra cha ekch wagh, Sharad Pawar, Sharad Pawar," which means Maharashtra has only one tiger, Sharad Pawar, Sharad Pawar. Over the last few days, Pawar has proved himself to be the true kingmaker despite jolted by his nephew Ajit Pawar.

Congress MLAs corner SAD-BJP members in Punjab Assembly over Maharashtra political developments

November 26, 2019 20:50 IST

A special session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha was convened on Tuesday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India.The Assembly also passed an official resolution which "underscores the importance of preserving the basic structure of the Constitution and thereby, strengthening democracy and democratic institutions and traditions in the country".

Uddhav joins forces with Cong-NCP to beat 'Afzal Khan-ki fauj'

November 26, 2019 19:50 IST

In the past four weeks of unprecedented political crisis in Maharashtra, he pranced and pounced towards the final kill, even as the Sena was threatened with virtual oblivion after its 30-year-old ally Bharatiya Janata Party dumped it and dismissed it from the NDA.

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