In the last month's assembly election, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 105 seats followed by the Shiv Sena 56, the NCP 54 and the Congress 44.
Palshikar writes that in 1978, when attempts to ally with the Janata Party failed, the Shiv Sena allied with the Congress (I), the faction led by Indira Gandhi.
The Shiv Sena, which on Monday suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in the state, said if President's rule is imposed, it can be challenged in court
The Shiv Sena on Monday suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in Maharashtra with the Congress at the last moment announcing its decision to hold more talks with ally NCP
Jayant Patil said the party would discuss the issue with its ally, the Congress, and get back to the governor by or before 8.30 pm on Tuesday
The BJP had won or was leading on 101 seats and Sena on 57 seats out of the total 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra as counting was underway for the state polls
Newly-elected MLAs of the Sena, who met Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai, demanded that his son Aaditya Thackeray be made the chief minister in the next government
Khattar and Chautala will take oath of office on Sunday afternoon while in Maharashtra fight for CM's position continues between BJP and Sena
Thackeray chaired a meeting of all party MLAs at his residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra, where the legislators also reiterated that the formula of 'equal sharing of posts and responsibilities'
The frequent trips of Maharashtra Congress MLAs and party leaders as well as chief minister to and from the resort has created a buzz among locals.
The Sena, the second largest party in the 288-member House after the BJP (105), has time till 7:30 PM on November 11, to stake the claim
Sanjay Raut in a tweet said, 'Jo khandaani raees hain wo mizaj rakhte hain narm apna, tumhara lehja bataa rahaa hai, tumhari daulat nayi nayi hai'
There has been no headway in government formation even a fortnight after Assembly poll results were announced on October 24.
There were signs of widening trust deficit between the two allies, with the Sena worried that the BJP could poach its newly-elected legislators
Addressing a press conference, Pawar ruled out joining the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in government with the outside support of the Congress
The 29-year-old Thackeray won from Mumbai's Worli assembly constituency, beating Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Suresh Mane by a margin of over 67,000 votes
Earlier in the day, senior state BJP leader and finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had said that "good news" about government formation may come at any moment.
The tussle between the two allies since the Assembly election results were announced has delayed formation of a government
The Sena indirectly blamed the BJP and the CM for the current political situation.
Shiv Sena will win in fight for justice, says Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.