Maharashtra Government Formation LIVE News: Governor of Maharashtra BS Koshyari has refused to give more time to Shiv Sena to form government in Maharashtra.
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.
Shiv Sena shifts MLAs from Mumbai hotel
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.
The MLAs will be staying at the hotel for the next two days that are considered very crucial for the government formation as the term of the incumbent government ends today.
As the tussle with ally BJP over government formation in Maharashtra intensifies, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray met MLAs of his party late on Thursday. The MLAs are staying in a hotel in Mumbai, where Aaditya Thackeray had arrived.
As the tussle with ally BJP over government formation in Maharashtra intensifies, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray met MLAs of his party late on Thursday. The MLAs are staying in a hotel in Mumbai, where Aaditya Thackeray had arrived.
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leaders arrived at Matoshree (Thackeray residence) for a meeting with party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Asked if he represented views of his party amid the logjam over government formation in the state, Raut said, "I put forth views of Uddhav Thackeray."
The tenure of the current Maharashtra Assembly ends in two days and a delegation of senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are scheduled to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday, to stake claim. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has also summoned his party's newly-elected 56 MLAs for government formation talks at his residence in Bandra.
The two allies - the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, fought the elections jointly and secured a majority, but they are locked in a tough fight over the post of Chief Minister, which both are not willing to give up at any cost.
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'.
Addressing a press conference, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said that his party and the Congress will sit in Opposition. Commenting on his meeting with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Pawar said it was a courtesy meet and that the political equations in Maharashtra and the government formation was not discussed.
A day after reiterating that the next chief minister of Maharashtra would be from the Shiv Sena, party leader Sanjay Raut met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai today. This is the second meeting between the two leaders since the assembly election results in the state were announced.
Devendra Fadnavis arrived at the RSS headquarters in Mahal area in Nagpur around 9.25 pm and left after one and a half hours.
After meeting NCP leader Sharad Pawar in Delhi on Monday, Sonia Gandhi has said that the Congress party will not extend its support to the Shiv Sena.
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.
As the power tussle between BJP and Shiv Sena continues, Sena leader Sanjay Raut is set to meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 5 pm today. Raut is also said to be accompanied by other senior party leaders.
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