The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress tripartite alliance is planning to submit affidavits of 154 MLA’s to the Supreme Court on Monday, November 25.
In a day of twists, earlier on November 24, soon after NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said, that BJP-NCP alliance will give a stable government in Maharashtra, party supremo Sharad Pawar has giving his take.
Taking to Twitter, Sharad Pawar wrote, “There is no question of forming an alliance with @BJP4Maharashtra. NCP has unanimously decided to ally with @ShivSena & @INCMaharashtra to form the government. Shri Ajit Pawar’s statement is false and misleading in order to create confusion and false perception among the people.”
Here are the live updates of Maharashtra Government Formation
Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray have reached the Hotel Grand Hyatt where Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs have assembled. Apart from the MLAs, various state party leaders and Independent MLAs are also present at the hotel
6:50 PM | Bus carrying Shiv Sena MLAs arrives at Mumbai’s Hotel Grand Hyatt
5:20 PM | Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress to parade all their 162 MLAs at the Grand Hyatt this evening in Mumbai at 7 pm
“We are all one and together, watch our 162 together for the first time at Grand Hyatt at 7 pm, come and watch yourself @maha_governor,” Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut tweeted
3:40 PM | ACB gives clean chit to Ajit Pawar in Rs 70,000 Cr irrigation scam
The Vidarbha Irrigation scam case has been officially closed two days after Ajit Pawar coalesced with the BJP to form the government in Maharashtra and sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. The file of inquiry against Ajit Pawar in the irrigation scam has been shut.
11:52 AM | Supreme Court reserves order for tomorrow 10.30 am
11:40 AM | Singhvi to SC: If BJP has majority, why is it worried? I am happy to lose on floor of Maha Assembly
“It is for the purpose to preserve the purity of democracy that every order passed by the Supreme Court in the past has held that floor test to be held within 24 hours,” he added.
10:58 AM | SG Tushar Mehta: The list of 54 elected NCP MLAs was attached to the letter and said that NCP was extending support to the BJP.
10:54 AM | SG Tushar Mehta: Maharashtra Guv received letter of support from 54 NCP MLAs from Ajit Pawar on Nov 22. The letter states that Ajit Pawar is the head of NCP legislative party and has signatures of 54 NCP MLAs supporting him
10:52 AM | SG Tushar Mehta hands over to SC the original letter of Maharashtra Governor inviting BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis to form government
10:50 AM | Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena leaders submitted letter of MLAs supporting their alliance to the officials at Raj Bhavan, reports ANI
10:15 AM | Fadnavis should realise he made a mistake: Nawab Malik
NCP leader Nawab Malik said the tripartite front has the support of 165 MLAs. “53 NCP MLAs are with us. Ajit Pawar has made a mistake and he should resign,” he said.
Malik added that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis must realise that he does not have a majority and his government will be defeated in the floor test if he doesn’t resign.
