He said the three parties want to form a stable government which will be development-oriented
The 81-member Jharkhand assembly will go to polls in five phases between November 30 and December 20
Sources say a conscious decision has been taken to keep the BJP's CM face not in the foreground
However, unlike the frenzy and buzz in political circles during the last few days, the meetings on Thursday were held in a discreet manner
The 57-year-old firebrand Sena leader also tweeted a motivational Hindi couplet, saying, 'Haar ho jaati hai jab maan liya jaata hai, jeet tab hoti hai jab thaan liya jaata hai'
The lawyer representing Shiv Sena said another petition challenging the imposition of President's rule in the state was being readied
The President signed the notification following the recommendation of the Union Cabinet which acted on the report from the state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
The joint press conference was held hours after the President's Rule was imposed in the state
The Sena president took a dig at Governor B S Koshyari over denial of more time to drum up support for government formation in the state
The joint press conference was held hours after President's Rule in the state
President's rule was imposed in the state on Tuesday amid the impasse over government formation since the last month's elections
The President's Rule was imposed even as the Governor on Monday gave time to the NCP till 8.30 pm today to indicate the willingness and ability to form the government
The official said that the decision to place the matter before the CJI will be taken only after the defects are cured
Pre-poll allies BJP and the Shiv Sena had together won 161 seats, way above the 145 majority mark in the 288-member house
The Shiv Sena on Monday 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
A meeting of the state BJP's core committee was held to discuss the current political situation
With 54 MLAs, the NCP is the third largest party after the BJP (105) and the Shiv Sena (56) in the 288-member House where the halfway mark in 145. The Congress has 44 MLAs
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
The Sena, the second largest party in the 288-member House with 56 MLAs after the BJP's 105 members, had time till 7.30 pm to stake claim
The BJP has asserted that it had never agreed to share the post of chief minister, as claimed by Sena president Uddhav Thackeray