Watch | Maharashtra needed a stable govt not a 'khichdi' govt: Devendra Fadnavis
In the recent assembly elections, BJP had obtained 105 seats in the state while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) obtained 54 seats. Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra CM while Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy CM. The dramatic move comes just hours after NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena announced that the government formation will take under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray. The three parties were to make a formal announcement today.
Earlier, 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 government. 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.
(with inputs from ANI)