INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI | Updated: Nov 23, 2019 08:13 ISTMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): In what can be termed as a surprising development,
Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took oath as MaharashtraChief Minister for the second consecutive term while NCP's Ajit Pawar took oath as
Deputy Chief Minister of the state
The move came at a time when deliberations between Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena seemingly reached the final stage on Friday
Earlier, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had claimed that there was a consensus on Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as chief minister of the alliance
government.The BJP, which emerged as the single largest party, could not stake claim to form a government as its ally Shiv Sena remained
firm on rotating the Chief Minister's post and equal sharing of Cabinet berths.Shiv Sena parted its ways with BJP to explore ways to form a
It, however, failed to prove the support of the required number of MLAs in the time given by state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.The
Governor had then invited NCP, the third-largest party, to prove its ability to form the government failing which President's Rule was
imposed in the state.The BJP won 105 seats in the 288-member assembly followed by Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and Congress 44
