President's rule was imposed in the state on Tuesday amid the impasse over government formation since the last month's elections
The President's Rule was imposed even as the Governor on Monday gave time to the NCP till 8.30 pm today to indicate the willingness and ability to form the government
The official said that the decision to place the matter before the CJI will be taken only after the defects are cured
Pre-poll allies BJP and the Shiv Sena had together won 161 seats, way above the 145 majority mark in the 288-member house
A meeting of the state BJP's core committee was held to discuss the current political situation
With 54 MLAs, the NCP is the third largest party after the BJP (105) and the Shiv Sena (56) in the 288-member House where the halfway mark in 145. The Congress has 44 MLAs
The Sena, the second largest party in the 288-member House with 56 MLAs after the BJP's 105 members, had time till 7.30 pm to stake claim
In a telephonic conversation with Sonia Gandhi, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray sought her party's support to form government
Now, he will have to prove his credentials as a leader who can navigate a new political path with parties like the Congress and NCP, which are ideologically different
Fadnavis blamed ally Shiv Sena for the impasse over government formation after the Assembly polls
Following the Lok Sabha and five-state assembly elections, the party was left with Rs 315.88 crore in its coffers, which included Rs 265 crore in bank accounts and Rs 50 crore as cash in hand.
The last date for filing of nomination papers is November 13 and for withdrawing nominations is November 16
The apex court ordered the setting up of a medical board to look into his health condition and sought a report from AIIMS within four weeks
Sources close to him say Gandhi, a Lok Sabha member from Wayanad in Kerala, will ask questions on issues of public importance during the Zero Hour
A note is being prepared by the Opposition, calling upon the President "to make a Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court of India under Article 143 of the Constitution
We would give priority to youth in deciding party tickets for the assembly elections. It will be a mix of youth and experience, says Delhi Congress head Subhash Chopra
Manpreet Singh Ayali of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won over Sandeep Singh Sandhu of Congress and secured 66297 votes against Sandhu's 51625, from Dakha Assembly constituency
The Congress' Rita Chaudhary defeated her nearest rival the BJP's Sushila Sigra in the Mandawa seat in Jhunjhunu by a margin of 33,704 votes
Rita Sahu secured 1,35,957 votes while her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 37, 967 votes
Congress candidate Raminder Awla defeated SAD nominee Raj Singh Dibipura by 16,633 votes from Jalalabad, considered an Akali bastion.