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Top events today: Govt panel to visit JNU, Congress-Sena meet, and more

From pollution levels in Delhi turning severe to PM Sheikh Hasina visiting Kolkata, Business Standard brings you the top events for the day

Maharashtra govt formation: Sena floats names for CM post, NCP wants Uddhav

For the Speaker's post, the Nationalist Congress Party is not willing it to give to Congress but the Congress wants it for former CM Prithviraj Chavan.

Maharashtra govt formation LIVE: Key Congress, NCP meeting under way

Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: NCP and Shiv Sena leaders said that the political impasse in the state would end today.

Shiv Sena inching towards govt formation in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

He said the picture of the government formation in the state will become clear in the next two days.

Maharashtra govt formation: Cong-NCP to discuss alliance contours on Nov 20

Polls to several civic bodies, including the Birhanmumbai Municipal Corporation, are to be held in 2022.

Maharashtra govt formation: Cong-NCP meet on tie-up with Sena called off

In the October 21 Maharashtra polls, the BJP-Sena saffron alliance secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats respectively in the 288-member assembly.

Shiv Sena keeps up attack, editorial compares BJP to Muhammad Ghori

Shiv Sena is in talks with the Congress and the NCP to form a non-BJP government in Maharashtra.

Pawar meets Sonia, says there were no talks on Maharashtra govt formation

NCP leader Nawab Malik, however, had stated that things will speed up towards the formation of a government in Maharashtra after the meeting.

NCP panel to meet in Pune; Pawar-Sonia meeting on alliance may be deferred

Pawar likely to meet Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday or Tuesday on govt formation

BJP sees power slipping away in Maharashtra, fears MLAs may defect: NCP

On Patil's remark, Malik questioned why the BJP did not form a government earlier if it had the numbers as claimed by its Maharashtra unit chief.

BJP's newfound confidence in forming Maha govt hints at horse trading: Sena

The Sena reached out to the Congress-NCP combine for government formation after its demand for sharing the chief minister's post and equal distribution of portfolios was rejected by the BJP

Anything can happen in politics and cricket: Gadkari on Maharashtra impasse

President's rule was imposed in the state on Tuesday after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari sent a report to the Centre

Cong-NCP seeks Maharashtra governor's appointment to discuss farmer issues

"We will meet the governor tomorrow if we are given an appointment," Chavan said

Shiv Sena will hold CM's post, will work with allies for Maharashtra: Raut

He said Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray may hold consultations to finalise the CMP

Sena-NCP-Congress govt will complete 5-year term in Maharashtra: Pawar

He said the three parties want to form a stable government which will be development-oriented

Maharashtra govt formation: Sonia, Pawar likely to meet in Delhi on Nov 17

A 10-member coordination committee of the Congress and NCP met here on Wednesday to hold preliminary discussions on the CMP.

Maharashtra govt formation: Uddhav chairs meet to discuss CMP with Cong-NCP

However, unlike the frenzy and buzz in political circles during the last few days, the meetings on Thursday were held in a discreet manner

Won't get defeated: Raut continues attack on BJP through poetry on Twitter

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'

Maharashtra govt formation: Oppn doing 'outright politics', says Shah

Maharashtra government formation: Shiv Sena has decided not to mention plea challenging Maharashtra Governor's refusal to give it more time

Sena demands unacceptable, we don't want mid-term Maharashtra polls: Shah

The Sena never questioned their assertions then but has now put forth demands which were unacceptable to the BJP, Shah said