Mumbai, Nov 14: BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday said Shiv Sena's demands, including sharing the chief minister's post, were "unacceptable" to his party and rejected the opposition's criticism of President's rule in Maharashtra as "outright politics" to gain public sympathy.
The President's Rule has been implemented for six months but can be withdrawn anytime before it.
Uddhav Thackrey and Sharad Pawar
In the October 21 polls, the BJP won 105 seats while ally Sena won 56 seats. The majority mark in the 288-member state Assembly is 145. BJP and Shiv Sena have been bickering over a 50:50 division of power, including the chief ministers post, resulting in a stalemate over government formation.
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Nov 14, 2019, 4:02 PM IST
Large number of farmers and a newly-elected Maharashtra MLA are detained for taking out protest march towards the governor's house regarding various demands like crop loan waiver.
Nov 14, 2019, 10:53 AM IST
In mouthpiece 'Saamana', Shiv Sena alleged that imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra was a "scripted act" and took a jibe at the governor, saying he has now given parties six months to form government.
Nov 14, 2019, 9:36 AM IST
The BJP would be holding meetings of its MLAs, district-level office-bearers as well as unsuccessful Assembly poll candidates in Mumbai from today.
Nov 14, 2019, 9:35 AM IST
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has asked his party’s MLAs to return to their constituencies. They were staying in a hotel in Malad, Mumbai for the last few days amid the political crisis.
Nov 14, 2019, 12:09 AM IST
Rumours being floated that shivsena president uddhav Thackeray had meeting with Ahmed Patel and we have come to some sort of settlement, says Sena
Rumours being floated that shivsena president uddhav Thackeray had meeting with Ahmed Patel and we have come to some sort of settlement, on behalf of uddhav thackeray let me clarify that this is untrue & being deliberately spread , our talks with congress and ncp are in process
NCP leaders Jayant Patil, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde & Nawab Malik and Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat, Prithaviraj chavan, Sushilkumar shinde, Ashok Chavan, Manikrao Thakre, Vijay Wadettiwar present.
Nov 13, 2019, 9:26 PM IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress meeting to discuss the Common Minimum Programme of the two parties underway.
Nov 13, 2019, 8:20 PM IST
NCP leader Jitendra Awhad says, "Some things are kept confidential. So, Ajit Pawar said that NCP-Congress meeting got cancelled. The meeting is underway and Ajit Pawar himself is present in the meeting."
Nov 13, 2019, 8:06 PM IST
Maharashtra Congress MLAs who had been lodged in a 5-star Jaipur hotel returned to Mumbai today after a 5-day stay in the party-ruled state.
Nov 13, 2019, 8:05 PM IST
Senior Maharashtra BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Sangh headquarters in the Mahal area of Nagpur.
Nov 13, 2019, 7:39 PM IST
NCP-Congress meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled.The meeting was called to discuss the Common Minimum Programme of the two parties.
Nov 13, 2019, 7:20 PM IST
Even today if anyone has the numbers they can approach the Governor. The Governor has not denied chance to anyone. A learned lawyer like Kapil Sibal is putting forth childish arguments like ‘we were denied a chance to form Govt’, says Shah.
Nov 13, 2019, 7:09 PM IST
"Before elections PM Modi and I said many times in public that if our alliance wins then Devendra Fadnavis will be the CM, no one objected back then. Now they have come up with new demands which are not acceptable to us," says BJP chief Amit Shah.
Nov 13, 2019, 7:09 PM IST
Before this, in no state was so much time given, 18 days were given. Governor invited parties only after assembly tenure ended. Neither Shiv Sena nor Congress-NCP staked claim&neither we. Even if today any party has numbers it can approach Governor, says Amit Shah in an exclusive interview to ANI.
Nov 13, 2019, 6:17 PM IST
Congress on alert to prevent a possible Operation lotus attempts by the BJP to engineer defections from other parties in Maharashtra, says Prithviraj Chavan.
Nov 13, 2019, 5:58 PM IST
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday did not mention in the Supreme Court its plea challenging the Governor's decision not to grant it three days' time to get the letter of support to form the government in Maharashtra.
Nov 13, 2019, 4:42 PM IST
A day after President's Rule came into force in Maharashtra, the ministries have been ordered to hand over possessions to the General Administrative Department (GAD) by Wednesday evening.
Nov 13, 2019, 3:32 PM IST
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra Congress leaders here on Wednesday and said talks over government formation in the state were progressing in the "right direction" and a decision will be taken at an appropriate time.
Nov 13, 2019, 2:12 PM IST
Shortly after Congress announced the formation of a committee to hold talks on the common minimum programme ahead of a possible alliance in Maharashtra, NCP constituted a similar panel which will be headed by Ajit Pawar, its Maharashtra chief Jayant Patil, party veteran Chhagan Bhujbal, Mumbai unit president Nawab Malik and Leader of the Opposition in state Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde.
Nov 13, 2019, 2:11 PM IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has set up a committee of Maharashtra leaders for talks on Common Minimum Programme with Congress. The committee includes Jayant Patil, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde and Nawab Malik.
Nov 13, 2019, 1:10 PM IST
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut after being discharged from Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital said,''The next Chief Minister will be from Shiv Sena.''
Nov 13, 2019, 12:40 PM IST
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday tweeted the word 'agneepath' three times:
Ajit Pawar, NCP: ''Today in the meeting all our MLAs said that government should be formed as early as possible. Even I think before the new year begins, Maharashtra should get a government.''
Nov 13, 2019, 12:02 PM IST
The NCP had given a letter to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari seeking an extension of three days as Congress leaders were not in Mumbai. "We wanted more time for the entire procedure (formation of govt)," party leader Ajit Pawar told reporters.
Nov 13, 2019, 12:00 PM IST
Congress leader Ashok Chavan arrives at Lilavati Hopsital to meet Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
Nov 13, 2019, 12:00 PM IST
Ajit Pawar said,''As far as discussions on Shiv Sena goes, we'll do that only after discussing with alliance partners as we had a common manifesto. Shiv Sena's manifesto was different, so we'll have an understanding with Congress first&then go ahead with discussions on Shiv Sena.'' He also said,'' Today our leader Jayant Patil will call Balasaheb Thorat (President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee) for further discussions between the parties and discuss the dates from when we can have a joint discussion on how to go ahead.''
Nov 13, 2019, 11:19 AM IST
Days after Devendra Fadnavis changed his Twitter bio to 'caretaker chief minister' amid an ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, the former chief minister modified his bio yet again on Wednesday.
Nov 13, 2019, 11:18 AM IST
BMC takes down posters of 'Aditya Thackeray as CM' from outside Matoshree
Nov 13, 2019, 11:04 AM IST
The Supreme Court has declared it illegal. Today the election ground is clear. JD(S) and Congress were divided: Vivek Reddy, BJP leader
Nov 13, 2019, 10:50 AM IST
Shiv Sena's lawyer Sunil Fernandes said,''We aren't filing a fresh petition in Supreme Court on behalf of Shiv Sena today. Decision on when to file it hasn't been taken yet. No mentioning of y'day's petition (against Maharashtra Guv’s decision to decline giving them 3 more days) also.''
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Nov 10, 2019, 6:15 pm IST
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil says that If the Shiv Sena wants to form the government in Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress, it can go ahead.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:15 pm IST
In the October 21 polls, the BJP won 105 seats while ally Sena won 56 seats. The majority mark in the 288-member state Assembly is 145.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:17 pm IST
The BJP will not form government in Maharashtra owing to lack of numbers, says Chandrakant Patil, Maharashtra BJP President.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:18 pm IST
The mandate was given to us (BJP-Shiv Sena) to work together if Shiv Sena wants to disrespect it and form govt with Congress-NCP then all our best wishes are with them, says Patil.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:20 pm IST
Koshyari had on Saturday evening invited BJP, the single largest party in the state after the polls last month, to form the government in the state.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:20 pm IST
BJP and Shiv Sena went to elections as allies, but after results were announced, the Uddav Thackeray-led party demanded '50-50' sharing of CM's post. The BJP is not willing to give up CM post. With Shiv Sena adamant on CM post for 2.5 years, and the BJP unrelenting, there is currently a deadlock.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:20 pm IST
A new Chief Minister must take oath before November 10 as the term of the Maharashtra Assembly ends on November 9 2019.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:21 pm IST
The Shiv Sena has said that it enjoys the support of 175 MLAs.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:39 pm IST
Chandrakant Patil also wished Shiv Sena "all the best" if Uddhav Thackeray "wants to take the support of Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to form the government in Maharashtra.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:47 pm IST
Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday met the party's newly elected MLAs from Maharashtra, who are currently staying at a resort in Jaipur, to discuss the political situation in the state.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:48 pm IST
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who has been constantly launching veiled attacks on the BJP said that his party would declare its next strategy once no one else is able to form government.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:53 pm IST
Amid high drama over government formation in Maharashtra, Congress says the party does not want President's rule in Maharashtra.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:54 pm IST
Congress MLAs will seek advice of the party high-command on its future political stand in Maharashtra, says Ashok Chavan.
Nov 10, 2019, 6:59 pm IST
Will install Sena CM at any cost in Maharashtra, says Sanjay Raut on BJP's announcement.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:00 pm IST
Party chief Uddhav Thackeray ji clearly said today that Chief Minister will be from Shiv Sena. If Uddhav ji has said so, then it means that there will be CM from Shiv Sena, at any cost, says Raut.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:01 pm IST
NCP president Sharad Pawar maintained the mandate was for the BJP and Sena to form a stable government.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:01 pm IST
"Our responsibility is to be constructive opposition," We are watching as to when the government is formed," Pawar said on Saturday.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:22 pm IST
"How will BJP have its chief minister when they are not staking a claim to form government," asks Raut.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:40 pm IST
Congress has said that Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari should invite the second largest alliance —Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) — to form the government in the state because the BJP-Shiv Sena combine has “refused” to do so.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:42 pm IST
We are keeping an eye on recent developments. We are meeting now and discussing all the options before us. We have not decided anything yet, says Chavan.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:58 pm IST
If we look at the numbers, the Congress can help the Sena-NCP come to power.
Nov 10, 2019, 8:35 pm IST
Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has invited leaders of the second largest party, the Shiv Sena, to form government, as BJP refused to do so.
Nov 10, 2019, 8:46 pm IST
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyar asked the leader of elected members of the second largest party, the Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde to indicate the willingness and ability of his party to form the government in Maharashtra.
Nov 10, 2019, 8:47 pm IST
Nawab Malik, Nationalist Congress Party said,''If Governor invites Shiv Sena to stake claim to form govt then we will think about our next step. Till now, we haven't received any proposal from Shiv Sena. The final decision will be taken by Congress& NCP together as declared by Pawar Sahab.''
Nov 10, 2019, 8:47 pm IST
''We have called a meeting of our MLAs on Nov 12. If Shiv Sena wants our support,they will have to declare that they have no relation with BJP&they should pull out from National Democratic Alliance (NDA). All their ministers will have to resign from Union Cabinet,'' Nawab Malik further said.
Nov 10, 2019, 8:57 pm IST
"The Sena will have to inform the governor about its stand by Monday (November 11) evening 7.30 pm," a Raj Bhavan official said.
Nov 10, 2019, 9:01 pm IST
Reportedly, NCP chief Sharad Pawar speaks to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray over government formation.
Nov 10, 2019, 9:18 pm IST
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray leaves the Madh Island resort and arrives at Matoshree
Nov 10, 2019, 9:24 pm IST
A meeting of the BJP is also underway at Devendra Fadnavis' South Mumbai residence Varsha.
Nov 10, 2019, 9:45 pm IST
Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior Congress leaders will meet party president Sonia Gandhi tomorrow to discuss the government formation situation in Maharashtra.
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