The Sena had yesterday spoken openly in favor of a BJP-led coalition government for the first time
The election of the Legislature Party leader, who will be the CM, will mark a step towards formation of the government in the state
Hints at Modi's model of minimum government maximum governance
BJP may stake claim for govt formation on Tuesday after electing its legislature party head in Maharashtra assembly
The decisions under review would include the re-employment of retired bureaucrats, fresh appointments in departments and welfare schemes declared by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led govt
The party added that they were happy BJP rooted the corrupt Congress and NCP out of power
Seven independents and five MLAs from smaller parties will support the BJP government during the floor test
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah will take a final decision on who will be the chief minister, seemingly a choice between Nitin Gadkari and Devendra Fadnavis
Modi, along with a galaxy of BJP leaders, including party chief Amit Shah, and veteran leaders L K Advani, were present
BJP Maharashtra unit president Devendra Fadnavis continues to be the frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister
Singh and JP Nadda were supposed to visit Mumbai on October 20, a day after the results of the Assembly elections were out
Says all the officers should perform their duties with utmost dedication in the interest of the people of the state
The meeting to elect the Legislature Party Leader and the Chief Minister designate will be held at 11 am at Vidhan Bhavan
Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar says BJP's attitude has totally changed, and it is now opposed to alliance in Maharashtra
It is also going to be a major challenge for the new government to fulfill its elections promises, says S S Sangwan, a senior economist
Hooda said that he did not attend because he did not get an invite
Sixty-year-old Khattar, a first-time MLA from Karnal and a non-Jat leader, is known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states also expected to turn up at the mega event planned at the sprawling Wankhede stadium
Among other leaders, outgoing Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has also been invited
The meeting took place a day after Maharashtra BJP president Devendra Fadnavis, called on the RSS chief