Live: Maharashtra Congress leaders meet Sharad Pawar as BJP-Sena tussle continues
Even after several days of the announcement of assembly election results, the political stalemate continues in Maharashtra. The BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party, has not staked a claim and an aggressive Shiv Sena is staying firm on its demand of rotating the chief minister's post between the allies for two-and-a-half-years each.
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MUMBAI: As pre-poll allies in Maharashtra, BJP and Shiv Sena continue to lock horns over the sharing of power in the state, Devendra Fadnavis on Friday submitted his resignation as Maharashtra CM to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and was appointed as the acting Chief Minister.
Following his resignation, Fadnavis addresses a press conference and accused Shiv Sena of delaying the government formation in Maharashtra for their own interest. Fadnavis also accused Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray of 'lying' and denied his claims of talks over equitable sharing of CM post. He also stated that he was deeply disappointed with the way some of the Sena leaders behaved after the results were announced. He said that he was 'shocked' to see Uddhav's statement that 'options were open for him'.
Fadnavis claims were however contradicted by Uddhav who addressed a media conference stating that the 'caretaker' CM and BJP President Amit Shah had agreed on an equal sharing of power and responsibility with his party. The Sena chief slammed Fadnavis further for trying to prove him as a 'liar' and reiterating his stand 'options are open for everyone to form government in Maharashtra'.
Both Fadnavis and Uddhav, who are adamant on taking the CM post in Maharashtra, claimed that the deadlock in the state would end very soon.
The tenure for the present day government in Maharashtra expires on Saturday following which a President rule will be enforced in the state. The BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party in the state with 105 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 56 seats, have so far not staked a claim for government formation in the state. The NCP and Congress won 54 and 44 seats respectively in the 288-member seat where the majority mark is 145.
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