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
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday evening asked the BJP, the single largest party in the new Assembly, to 'indicate the willingness and ability' to form government
Sanjay Raut in a tweet said, 'Jo khandaani raees hain wo mizaj rakhte hain narm apna, tumhara lehja bataa rahaa hai, tumhari daulat nayi nayi hai'
As no party had come forward to form the government, the governor decided to explore the possibility of formation of government on Saturday
However, BJP leader and senior minister in the outgoing govt Girish Mahajan said his party was not ready to discuss sharing of the Maharashtra CM's post
Fadnavis blamed ally Shiv Sena for the impasse over government formation after the Assembly polls
There has been no headway in government formation even a fortnight after Assembly poll results were announced on October 24.
Sena said the BJP should approach the Uddhav Thackeray-led party only if it agrees to share the chief minister's post with it
Fadnavis also directed various measures for farm laborers including food securityFadnavis also directed various measures for farm laborers including food security
The 29-year-old Thackeray won from Mumbai's Worli assembly constituency, beating Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Suresh Mane by a margin of over 67,000 votes
Earlier in the day, senior state BJP leader and finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had said that "good news" about government formation may come at any moment.
The tussle between the two allies since the Assembly election results were announced has delayed formation of a government
The Sena indirectly blamed the BJP and the CM for the current political situation.
Shiv Sena will win in fight for justice, says Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
Fadnavis met Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed the issue of farmers suffering losses due to untimely showers in various parts of the state in the last few weeks.
The state government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision to provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by unseasonal rains
The decision was taken by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the meeting of a Cabinet sub-committee
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won an absolute majority in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly polls
Fadnavis on Tuesday said BJP chief Amit Shah never promised the CM's post for two-and-a-half years to the Sena
Fadnavis also asserted that he will be the chief minister for another five years