The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the Maharashtra governor's decision to swear in BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister and demanded a floor test on Sunday itself to avoid "further horse trading." The apex is set to hear the petition at 11:30 am on Sunday.

​'Modi hai to mumkin hai' - That's the expression Devendra Fadnavis was full of on Saturday when he took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time. The 49-year-old leader managed to occupy the hot seat, thanks to Ajit Pawar.   

Na Band, Na Baaja, Na Baaraat -- that's what senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said in his dig on the unexpected swearing-in ceremony of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Saturday morning.

The Prime Minister had made it clear that Devendra Fadnavis was again going to be the Chief Minister. Fadnavis's name was also endorsed in the parliamentary board meeting held late that same day.

As Saturday morning brought surprise and amazement to many with a 180-degree-turnaround in the Maharashtra politics, it once again reinforced the fact that Amit Anilchandra Shah is the undisputed 'Chanakya', when it comes to Indian politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar on taking oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively on Saturday.

Fadnavis and his entourage, which included several senior BJP leaders, moved on without reacting to the jibes.  

Fadnavis also sought reopening and smooth functioning of the CM Relief Fund through the governor's office to ensure timely help for needy persons as the state was currently under President's rule.

Meanwhile, in a vitriolic attack on the BJP, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday said it was deriving "sadistic pleasure" out of the struggle of other political parties to form government in Maharashtra. Without taking any names, the Sena said those who talk of ethics in politics are currently the "most disruptive".

Without naming Fadnavis, Raut, in a fresh attack on the BJP leader amid the ongoing war of words between the saffron allies, said, "When ways of threatening and seeking political support don't work, it is time to accept that Hitler is dead and the looming clouds of slavery have disappeared."

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.

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.

As the tenure of the Maharashtra government nears an end, a delegation of BJP leaders will meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and will stake claim to form a government in the state. At present, Maharashtra witnesses a curious game in which all major political parties are engaged in 'no harm no foul'.

He arrived at the RSS headquarters in Mahal area in Nagpur around 9.25 pm and left after one and a half hours. RSS functionaries in Nagpur were tight-lipped about what transpired at the meeting, though it is being speculated that the meeting was about the political deadlock in the state after the October 21 assembly elections.

Amid the deadlock over government formation in Maharashtra, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday reiterated that the state’s next chief minister would be from his party. Raut also said Sharad Pawar won't be next CM of Maharashtra, amid reports of the Shiv Sena making friendly overtures to the NCP.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday. Following the meet, Fadnavis said he does not want to comment on the government formation in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut is also slated to meet Maharashtra Governor today evening.

The Maharashtra government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision to provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by unseasonal rains.