Maharashtra LIVE: Sena-NCP-Cong combine parade 162 MLAs in Mumbai hotel

The Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party, and the Congress--the combine that had expected to govern Maharashtra--are expected to challenge the BJP in Parliament which resumes after the weekend.

8:22 PM

8:22 PM

Oath at joint parade

Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs take oath at joint 'parade' not to fall prey to any inducements by BJP

8:06 PM

'This is not Goa, this is Maharashtra'

"There will not be any problem in proving our majority. The one who is suspended from the party cannot give any orders. On the day of floor test, I will bring more than 162 MLAs. This is not Goa, this is Maharashtra," says Sharad Pawar.

8:03 PM

Pawar hits out at BJP

"We are here together for people of Maharashtra. A government was formed in state without majority. Karnataka, Goa, & Manipur, BJP didn't have majority anywhere but formed government," says NCP Chief Sharad Pawar at Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai where Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs have assembled.

7:58 PM

Fight is for Satyamev Jayate: Uddhav

"Our fight is not just for power, our fight is for 'Satyamev Jayate.' The more you try to break us, the more we will unite," says Uddhav Thackeray

7:49 PM

'We are more than 162'

Congress leader Ashok Chavan at Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai where Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs have assembled: We are more than 162, not just 162. We all will be a part of the government. I thank Sonia Gandhi who allowed for this alliance to stop BJP. Governor should invite us to form government.

7:39 PM

7:37 PM

Sharad Pawar arrives

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar arrives at Hotel Grand Hyatt where Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs have assembled

7:18 PM

6:16 PM

Sena-NCP-Cong combine to 'parade' 162 MLAs in Mumbai hotel

The Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress will "parade" 162 MLAs in a five-star hotel in Mumbai on Monday evening as a proof of their combined strength in the 288-member Assembly, senior Sena leader Sanjay Raut said. Announcing the move on his tweeter handle, Raut appealed to state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to witness the "parading" of the legislators of the three parties.

4:01 PM

Hurt by behaviour of Congress MPs: Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said the behaviour of the Congress MPs, who stormed the Well of the House to protest against the swearing-in of a BJP-led government in Maharashtra, was "unacceptable" and will not be "tolerated." "I am hurt by whatever happened in Parliament today. It is unacceptable and won't be tolerated," Birla told reporters.

2:31 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 2 Congress MPs

Lok Sabha Speaker suspends Congress MPs TN Prathapan and Hibi Eden for a day after their protests over Maharashtra, reports India Today TV news channel. 

2:19 PM

Fadnavis takes charge as CM

2:16 PM

Parliament adjourned for the day

Lok Sabha  and Rajya  Sabha adjourned for the day after protests by Opposition MPs over Maharashtra crisis. Congress alleges Lok Sabha marshals assaulted the party's women MPs. The government says  Congress members were unruly.

 

2:13 PM

Lok Sabha adjourned

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after protests by Opposition MPs protest Maharashtra crisis.

1:35 PM

Ajit Pawar tweets

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, the man at the centre of Maharashtra’s big political crisis, tweets about a public function he attended.

1:22 PM

Law minister accuses Congress of 'unruly behaviour' in Lok Sabha

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Congress MPs of "unruly behaviour" in Lok Sabha. "We condemn behaviour of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha. You can't convert Lok Sabha into a place of unruly behaviour," he says.

1:13 PM

Lok Sabha Marshals pushed Congress MPs: Party leader

1:10 PM

Women MPs assaulted in Lok Sabha: Congress

Congress members jostled with marshals in the Lok Sabha after entering the Well of the House as they carried placards and shouted slogans to protest the events in Maharashtra. "Security personnel manhandled our women parliamentarians. We have never experienced this inside Parliament. We will be waiting to see what action is been taken against responsible people," said Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, according to news agency PTI.

1:03 PM

NCP will decide on expelling Ajit Pawar, not an individual: Sharad Pawar

News agency ANI asks NCP chief Sharad Pawar if it will expel Ajit Pawar. “This is not something for which a single individual takes a decision, it has to be decided by the party when the matter comes before it,” Sharad Pawar replies.

11:53 AM

SC reserves order for 10.3am Tuesday

Supreme Court reserves order on Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress petition for Tuesday 10.30 am.

11:47 AM

Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress write to Governor, stake claim

Leaders of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress submitted letter to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, saying they have the required numbers to form government, reports PTI. The 'Maha Vikas Aghadi', the post-poll alliance formed by the three parties, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis "does not have the required numbers". The letter was signed by Eknath Shinde, Jayant Patil and Balasaheb Thorat, the legislature party leaders of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress.

11:44 AM

SC asks Abhishek Manu Singhvi to withdraw plea

Supreme Court asks Abhishek Manu Singhvi, lawyer for Congress and NCP, to withdraw fresh petition with affidavits of 154 Maharashtra MLAs supporting Opposition combine as it has not been supplied to the BJP, reports PTI. Whatever you file in court, you need to give to other side: court tells Singhvi, who withdraws the plea.

11:34 AM

Fraud in Maharashtra: NCP, Congress lawyers

11:32 AM

SC can't review Governor’s discretionary power: BJP, govt lawyers

Governor's discretionary power cannot be judicially reviewed: BJP lawyer Mukul Rohatgi tells Supreme Court. Governor in absolute discretion invited largest party—the BJP—on November 23: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells court.

 

11:25 AM

Democracy murdered in Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha for the first time in Winter Session. "There is no question of asking question (in Question Hour) today. Democracy has been murdered in Maharashtra," he says.

11:18 AM

Parliament adjourned

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned til noon and 2 pm as Opposition MPs shout slogans to protest Maharashtra government formation.

11:16 AM

Can Supreme Court order floor test deadline, asks Solicitor General

Supreme Court says floor test will decide if Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis enjoys majority support. Solicitor General Mehta, in response, says question is can court say whether floor test can be ordered within a particular time frame.

11:04 AM

Governor couldn't have gone on fishing expedition: Solicitor General

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says Maharashtra governor had invited Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP to form a government-- President's rule was imposed only after they failed, reports PTI. Governor was not supposed to conduct roving, fishing inquiry to ascertain which party has numbers to form government: Solicitor General tells court. The question is can a party come, seek court's intervention to hold floor test within 24 hours: Tushar Mehta.

 

 

10:57 AM

Maharashtra Governor knows all the facts: Centre

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Central government, submits before Supreme Court letters by Maharashtra Governor and Chief Minister. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was cognizant of facts, situation after Maharashtra election results that had led to invoking of Prez rule in state: Centre tells court, according to PTI.