Drama in Maharashtra: 8 AM Coup within the NCP.
BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister earlier today.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar would be his deputy.
The Shiv Sena accused Ajit Pawar of “stabbing it in the back”.
Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar are holding a live press conference right now.
For background on what has happened so far: https://www.asiavillenews.com/article/coup-within-ncp-sharad-pawar-says-party-does-not-endorse-decision-to-support-bjp-21620
Twist in Maharashtra: Fadnavis takes oath as Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar Deputy CM: https://www.asiavillenews.com/article/maharashtra-fadnavis-takes-oath-as-chief-minister-ajit-pawar-deputy-cm-32334-21618
Hon Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of Chief Minister of Maharashtra to Shri Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM to Shri Ajit Pawar. pic.twitter.com/88AXf9EYV3- CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra)
Girish Mahajan,BJP: We will prove our majority with support of over 170 MLAs. Ajit Pawar has given a letter to Governor about support of his MLAs and as he is legislative party leader of NCP, which means all NCP MLAs have supported us
#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/shVRc0HmWy
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray to address the media at 12.30 pm today pic.twitter.com/XgYBWKRVHx
Chandrakant Patil, Maharashtra BJP President: Voters had voted for BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and we got 161 MLAs, but Shiv Sena betrayed the mandate. Since the first press conference they had started talking about alternatives.
BJP Working President, JP Nadda in Ahmedabad: I congratulate the people of Maharashtra, a stable government under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis ji has been formed. It is a sign of a mature democracy
Ajit Pawar has backstabbed people of Maharashtra, says Sanjay Raut
An urgent meeting has been called by Congress at party office in Mumbai. Senior party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal to be present. #MaharashtraGovtFormation pic.twitter.com/rOVGbQeXIc
Mumbai: Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of all NCP MLAs at 4.30 pm today
PM Modi congratulates Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar on becoming Maharashtra CM, Deputy CM
Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers celebrate after Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister, again. pic.twitter.com/t1ab9j4USH- ANI (@ANI)
Sharad Pawar: Ajit Pawar’s decision to support the BJP to form the Maharashtra Government is his personal decision and not that of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). We place on record that we do not support or endorse this decision of his.
Sanjay Raut,Shiv Sena: Uddhav Thackeray ji and Sharad Pawar ji are in touch and will meet also today, they might also address the media together. But fact is that Ajit Pawar and the MLAs supporting him have insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maharashtra
#WATCH Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena: Kal 9 baje tak ye mahashaye (Ajit Pawar) hamare saath baithe the, achanak se gayab ho gaye baad mein. Vo nazro se nazre mila kar nahi bol rahe the, jo vyakti paap karne jata hai uski nazar jaise jhukti hai, waise jhuki nazro se baat kar rahe the. pic.twitter.com/dL6olqXFK9- ANI (@ANI)