However, three days later, Fadnavis resigned as chief minister ahead of the floor test, admitting he does not have the numbers shortly after his deputy Ajit Pawar quit the government.
Fadnavis was speaking in the state Assembly after a resolution was moved to congratulate him on being appointed the leader of opposition
CM Uddhav Thackeray and some ministers greeted Fadnavis, former CM, after Patole made the announcement
The BJP leader further said that this will demotivate the investors who funded the metro project.
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"If this government has a majority then why are they secretly calling the house? Why efforts to change the Pro-tem Speaker, going against the rules?" he asked
Cases of cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998, but charges were not framed in both the matters
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"It was an assault on the office of Rasthrapathi to wake him up at 4.00 am to sign an order revoking President's Rule. Why could it not have waited until 9.00 am in the morning?" he asked in the tweet
Fadnavis' resignation came hours after the Supreme Court asked him to prove majority by 5 pm on Wednesday, and his deputy, Ajit Pawar, also quitting
"Who do you trust in life. Never felt so cheated in life. Defended him, loved him. Look what I get in return," she had said in another status post, about Ajit Pawar.
The worst part of the Maharashtra political drama is hopefully over
Hours after Fadnavis quit, a post-poll alliance of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) and the Congress, picked Uddhav Thackeray, 59, as its nominee for the chief minister's post
Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the lack of majority of those "who kidnapped the people's mandate" has been exposed
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Former PM Manmohan Singh was talking about the current situation in Maharashtra politics
"Ajit dada has resigned and he is with us. Uddhav Thackeray will be the chief Minister of Maharashtra for five years," Raut said
The ACB's clarification came after opposition Congress claimed Ajit Pawar was "exonerated" in lieu of his support to the BJP in forming a government two days ago