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
In a telephonic conversation with Sonia Gandhi, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray sought her party's support to form government
The manifesto for Maharashtra elections was released by party president Uddhav Thackeray and his son and Aaditya Thackeray, who is making his electoral debut from Worli constituency in Mumbai
The BJP had won or was leading on 101 seats and Sena on 57 seats out of the total 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra as counting was underway for the state polls
Newly-elected MLAs of the Sena, who met Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai, demanded that his son Aaditya Thackeray be made the chief minister in the next government
Khattar and Chautala will take oath of office on Sunday afternoon while in Maharashtra fight for CM's position continues between BJP and Sena
The BJP and Shiv Sena negotiations are now somewhat reminiscent of their post-election government formation negotiations in 2014
Fadnavis and Thackeray traded charges over power-sharing arrangement at their respective news conferences shortly after the BJP leader drove to Raj Bhavan and handed over his resignation to Governor
Now, he will have to prove his credentials as a leader who can navigate a new political path with parties like the Congress and NCP, which are ideologically different