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Sonia, top Cong leaders consider Maharashtra options; Pawar meets NCP MLAs

Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said his party will take a decision pertaining to government formation in Maharashtra only after holding discussions with Congress.

If BJP can tie-up with PDP, why can't Sena do the same with NCP, Cong: Raut

He also took a dim view of the governor giving 72 hours to the BJP to stake the claim, but just 24 hours to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.

Shiv Sena minister in Modi govt resigns, slams 'falsehood' in Delhi

On November 10, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had invited Shiv Sena to inform him if it could form government

Maharashtra crisis: BJP says won't form govt, governor invites Shiv Sena

The Sena, the second largest party in the 288-member House after the BJP (105), has time till 7:30 PM on November 11, to stake the claim

Governor invites Shiv Sena to stake claim to form govt in Maharashtra

"The Sena will have to inform the governor about its stand by Monday (November 11) evening 7.30 pm," a Raj Bhavan official said

Will not form govt in Maharashtra, Sena disrespected people's mandate: BJP

"Good luck to the Shiv Sena if it wants to form government in Maharashtra with the support of the Congress and NCP."

Maharashtra BJP core committee meets, to decide on Governor invite today

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

'Tone shows your wealth is newly acquired': Raut's poetic dig at Fadnavis

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'

Maharashtra Governor asks BJP to indicate willingness, ability to form govt

As no party had come forward to form the government, the governor decided to explore the possibility of formation of government on Saturday

Maharashtra govt formation: NCP says will vote against BJP in floor test

The governor should ensure that the BJP has the numbers to prove its majority, and also see that there is no horse-trading if the BJP decides to take a floor test, the NCP spokesperson said.

Maharashtra govt impasse: No common ground on 50-50 formula yet

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 quits as Maharashtra CM, says Sena shunned BJP, spoke to Cong-NCP

Fadnavis blamed ally Shiv Sena for the impasse over government formation after the Assembly polls

Had promised Balasaheb there will be a Shiv Sena CM one day: Uddhav

He also accused BJP leaders of saying that he had lied on talks about power-sharing and said he will not tolerate it

Maharashtra tussle: Fadnavis meets Governor, tenders resignation as CM

There has been no headway in government formation even a fortnight after Assembly poll results were announced on October 24.

Maharashtra logjam: Gadkari in Mumbai, but says won't meet any politician

Gadkari, however, on Thursday had stressed that the BJP should get the post of chief minister because it has won more seats than the Shiv Sena.

Maharashtra govt formation in limbo as Sena, BJP refuse to back out

There were signs of widening trust deficit between the two allies, with the Sena worried that the BJP could poach its newly-elected legislators

Maharashtra govt formation: Fadnavis will be CM, not me, says Nitin Gadkari

Maharashtra govt formation: Here's what has transpired since the Maharashtra Assembly election result was announced on October 24

Pawar says NCP, Congress to sit in opposition, asks BJP-Sena to form govt

Addressing a press conference, Pawar ruled out joining the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in government with the outside support of the Congress

Aaditya Thackeray will take oath as Maharashtra CM, claims his confidante

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

BJP-Sena tussle: Some progress but no breakthrough over rotational CMs

The tussle between the two allies since the Assembly election results were announced has delayed formation of a government