19 days after the poll results, President's rule imposed in Maharastra. Maharastra under Presidents rule now. Kovind approves President rule in Maharastra. Maharastra Governor had recommended the President rule.
On Monday, Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari invited the third-largest party in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), to express willingness to form the government. NCP has 54 MLAs and a party or alliance has to have 145 MLAs in the Maharashtra assembly to prove majority. Earlier, the Shiv Sena failed to stake claim to form the government with 56 MLAs and BJP refused to say they do not have the required numbers as they have only 105 MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly. Now, after a Cabinet recommendation on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved imposing the President's rule in Maharashtra.
On Monday, Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari invited the third-largest party in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), to express willingness to form the government. NCP has 54 MLAs and a party or alliance has to have 145 MLAs in the Maharashtra assembly to prove majority. Earlier, the Shiv Sena failed to stake claim to form the government with 56 MLAs and BJP refused to say they do not have the required numbers as they have only 105 MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly. Now, after a Cabinet recommendation on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved imposing the President's rule in Maharashtra.