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Maharashtra govt formation highlights: Guv invites NCP; Impasse continues

Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: In Maharashtra election 2019, BJP bagged 105 seats, Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and the Congress party managed to bag 44 seats in the 288-member Assembly

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi

2 min read Last Updated : Nov 11 2019 | 11:05 PM IST

9:00 PM

Nawab Malik, Nationalist Congress Party: We will get the letter today and make a final decision by tomorrow after holding discussions with our ally Congress

9:00 PM

8:59 PM

Guv calls NCP to for govt

We have been called by the Governor, a delegation of our party is meeting him now. We've been called to form the govt. As per the letter given by the Governor we'll hold discussions with Congress & see how a stable govt can be provided to the state.

8:46 PM

NCP leaders to meet Guv

Ajit Pawar, NCP: At 8:30 pm the Governor called us and asked me to come to meet him. Along with Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil and others, I am going to meet him. We have no idea as to why did he call us. Governor is an important person so we are going to meet him

8:43 PM

Had in-principle support but Guv refused more time to Sena: Aaditya

The Shiv Sena on Monday night suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in Maharashtra with the Congress at the last moment announcing its decision to hold more talks with ally NCP on supporting the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
 
Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said "two parties" (read the Congress and the NCP) have agreed "in-principle" to support the party-led government, but the governor refused additional time sought by his party to muster numbers.
 
Putting up a brave front, Aaditya said the Sena's claim on formation of a government still stands.
 
"We have initiated talks with two parties. Both the parties have expressed their in-principle support to the Sena," he said without taking names of the Congress and the NCP.
 
"We informed the governor about our willingness to stake a claim for government formation. Shiv Sena MLAs have already issued their support in written," Aaditya added.
 
He said the two parties need a few more days to complete their procedures, "hence we sought time from the governor but he refused to grant it." 

8:26 PM

8:16 PM

Guv refused more time to Sena to form government: Aaditya

The Shiv Sena suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in Maharashtra with the Congress at the last moment announcing its decision for holding more talks with the NCP on supporting the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
 
Putting up a brave front, Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray told reporters outside Raj Bhavan here on Monday night that his party's claim on formation of a government still stands, as the two parties have agreed "in-principle" to support the Sena-led government.
 
He didn't take names of the Congress and the NCP.
 
Aaditya claimed that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari refused to grant more time to the Sena to muster numbers.
 
"We have initiated talks with two parties. Both the parties have expressed their support in-principle to the Sena," he said.
 
"We informed the Maharashtra governor about our willingness to stake a claim for government formation. Shiv Sena MLAs have already issued their support in written," he said.
 
He said the two parties (read NCP and Congress) need few more days to complete their procedures. "Hence we sought time from the governor but he refused to grant it," he added.

8:08 PM

8:08 PM

7:50 PM

Cong to hold further talks with ally NCP

The Congress on Monday decided to hold further talks with ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on whether to support the Shiv Sena to form a government in Maharashtra.
 
"The Congress President has spoken to Sharad Pawarji. The party will have further discussions with the NCP," a statement issued by party general secretary K C Venugopal said.
 
After two crucial meetings, the top leaders of the party preferred to have detailed discussions with the NCP on the current political impasse in the state.
 
"The Congress Working Committee met this morning and held a detailed discussion on the situation in Maharashtra after which a consultation was held with Maharashtra Congress leaders," the statement said.

7:42 PM

We have shown willingness to the governor to stake a claim. The governor has rejected the 48-hour extension we asked, however, our willingness claim still stands: Aaditya Thackeray

7:38 PM

Shiv Sena seeks extension from Governor

7:34 PM

7:17 PM

6:41 PM

Sena leaders on way to Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form govt

Shiv Sena leaders Eknath Shinde and Aaditya Thackeray are on way to Raj Bhavan where they are expected to stake claim to form government in Maharashtra after meeting Governor B S Koshyari on Monday evening.
 
Sources in the Sena said, "As per the governor's invitation to express our willingness and ability to form the government issued to us yesterday, we are responding to it positively." 
 
"We will seek time from the governor to prove majority in the house," said a Sena leader.
 
Shinde has been elected as the leader of the Sena's legislative wing. Aaditya Thackeray, son of Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, was elected from Worli in Central Mumbai in the last month's assembly polls.

Topics :CongressShiv SenaNCPUddhav ThackerayMaharashtra governmentMaharashtra Assembly Elections

First Published: Nov 11 2019 | 2:49 PM IST