Maharashtra CM to seek trust vote after Speaker's election on Nov 12

Jeeva Pandu Gavit will be inducted as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly

With the three-day special session of the Maharashtra Assembly set to begin today, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will seek a trust vote after electing the Speaker on November 12.

State Governor C Vidyasagar Rao will administer the oath to Jeeva Pandu Gavit as pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly in Raj Bhavan at 10 am today, an official said.

Assembly proceedings will start at 11 am and the first two days will see the members of the 13th Assembly take oath.

On reports of the Shiv Sena's demand for ministerial berths before the trust vote, Fadnavis had earlier said no minister will be sworn-in before the trust vote in the state Assembly. The Cabinet expansion will happen only after the confidence vote, he had said.

BJP has 121 MLAs in the 288-member House, while the NCP, which has assured its support to the new government, has 41 members . Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, has 63 MLAs.