Politics

Sources said it is being considered whether Congress MPs Hibi Eden and TN Prathapan can be suspended for five years for storming the Well of the House and obstructing Parliament proceedings by shouting slogans.

Ajit Pawar's act of joining hands with the BJP on Saturday at a time when the NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress combine was being put in place to form an alternative government to checkmate the BJP, stunned many.

Responding to Modi's congratulatory message after his sudden swearing in as Dy CM on Saturday, Pawar in a tweet thanked the prime minister.

The BJP has claimed Ajit Pawar was elected leader of the NCP legislature party on October 30 and the letter of support was sent in the same capacity.

The combine also said that it was 'betrayal and annihilation' of democracy that government has been allowed to be formed when 41 NCP MLAs are not with the BJP.

The petition sought that the court issue directions to summon a special session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly with the only agenda of administering oath to the MLAs, immediately followed by the holding of a floor test on Sunday.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that the Maharashtra governor did not make an effort to verify Devendra Fadnavis's claims of having the support of a majority of MLAs.

The move came on a day when the parties were caught off-guard by NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s surprise move to join hands with the BJP.

In an overnight coup, the BJP turned its tables on rivals with a faction of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) breaking away under Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar and forming government under the leader of Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday morning.

Overall, a total of 44 candidates have declared criminal cases in their self-sworn affidavits, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Though referring to BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, without taking any names, Malik tweeted that 'the throne of Delhi failed to make Maharashtra bend before it'.

The three parties on Friday fast-tracked the process for forming the government in the state, where poll results were announced nearly a month ago.

Thakur had defeated former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year.

Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will address the meeting, which is expected to deliberate on the future course of action in the backdrop of the three main non-BJP parties making efforts to form the government in Maharashtra currently under President's rule.

On November 15, the high court had dismissed Chidambaram''s bail plea in the case filed by the ED, saying prima facie allegations against him were serious in nature and he played an "active and key role" in the offence.

Pawar queered the pitch for the Shiv Sena in the formation of a new government in Maharashtra, saying the issue was not discussed and remained non-committal as regards forging an alliance with his political rival.