Maharashtra: Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena's Plea Against Governor's Decision At 10.30 AM

The development comes amid the President's Rule in Maharashtra that has been imposed in the state after Koshyari's report to the Centre which stated that the formation of a stable government is impossible in the current situation despite all his efforts.

Shiv Sena’s petition challenging Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision to deny their demand for 72 hours to submit letters of support and form the government, will be taken up by the Supreme Court today.

New Delhi: Shiv Sena’s petition challenging Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision to deny their demand for 72 hours to submit letters of support and form the government, will be taken up by the Supreme Court today. The hearing will begin at 10.30 am. The development comes amid the President's Rule in Maharashtra that has been imposed in the state after Koshyari's report to the Centre which stated that the formation of a stable government is impossible in the current situation despite all his efforts. The Maharashtra Governor has shut the doors of the state assembly. The state legislative assembly has been kept under suspended animation, as the Shiv Sena and the NCP failed to utilise the 24-hour each window provided to each to submit a list of majority MLAs to form a government. Watch | President rule in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena moves Supreme Court

Even 20 days after the assembly election results were declared, the political impasse in the state lingers. The governor noted that he made attempts to explore the possibility of the formation of a government by having appropriate communications with all political parties which could have formed the government in alliance with other political parties, but they have not succeeded. In the assembly polls held last month, the BJP won 105 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena, 56, the NCP-54 and the Congress, 48 in the 288-member House. Despite their alliance getting a majority, the BJP and the Shiv Sen parted ways following a disagreement over powersharing with the Sena insisting on the chief minister's post.