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Not only is the Sena in alliance with its once bitter enemy, the Congress, it is now making migrants from the rest of India its best friends

SC says if the floor test is delayed there is a possibility of horse trading and it becomes incumbent upon the court to act to protect democratic values.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court the Maharashtra governor is not supposed to conduct a roving and fishing inquiry to ascertain which party has the numbers to form government.

The party said late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had talked about the threat to the life of Rajiv Gandhi when Indo-Sri Lanka peace accord was signed in 1987.

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BJP's Devendra Fadnavis sworn in for second term as CM, will have Ajit Pawar of NCP as deputy in early morning political move.

He also dismissed charges that there was delay on part of the Congress to form government in the state with the Shiv Sena and NCP.

Congress and the NCP leaders will meet their allies in Mumbai on Friday, which will be followed by a meeting with the Shiv Sena, the second-largest party in the state

NCP president Sharad Pawar is expected to meet his Congress counterpart Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday to discuss government formation

It is a shame that while the BJP and the Shiv Sena fought elections together and got the required mandate to run the government, voters have been left in limbo

The Sena never questioned their assertions then but has now put forth demands which were unacceptable to the BJP, Shah said

Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said his party will take a decision pertaining to government formation in Maharashtra only after holding discussions with Congress.

"The Sena will have to inform the governor about its stand by Monday (November 11) evening 7.30 pm," a Raj Bhavan official said

"Good luck to the Shiv Sena if it wants to form government in Maharashtra with the support of the Congress and NCP."

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday evening asked the BJP, the single largest party in the new Assembly, to 'indicate the willingness and ability' to form government

He also accused BJP leaders of saying that he had lied on talks about power-sharing and said he will not tolerate it

There has been no headway in government formation even a fortnight after Assembly poll results were announced on October 24.

Sena said the BJP should approach the Uddhav Thackeray-led party only if it agrees to share the chief minister's post with it