Prakash Javadekar has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in addition to his existing portfolios
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
Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: In Maharashtra election 2019, BJP bagged 105 seats, Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and the Congress party managed to bag 44 seats in the 288-member Assembly
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
The BJP has asserted that it had never agreed to share the post of chief minister, as claimed by Sena president Uddhav Thackeray
In a telephonic conversation with Sonia Gandhi, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray sought her party's support to form government
The Sena said that Sinha was never a mass leader but a "bureaucrat-turned-politician"
He said the country was restless due to the burden of taxes
The manifesto for Maharashtra elections was released by party president Uddhav Thackeray and his son and Aaditya Thackeray, who is making his electoral debut from Worli constituency in Mumbai
The two allies are in the midst of tough negotiations after the BJP returned a less-than-impressive performance in the assembly polls
The BJP and Shiv Sena negotiations are now somewhat reminiscent of their post-election government formation negotiations in 2014
BJP and Shiv Sena are engaged in a game of Grim Trigger strategy in the state now
Mr Thackeray is not your regular bigot, claiming that people turn into cannibals by eating eggs or that caressing cows can cure cancer
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'
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
Malik, NCP's spokesperson, said the party will not proceed with its decision till the Congress leadership takes a call on government formation in the state
Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said his party will take a decision pertaining to government formation in Maharashtra only after holding discussions with Congress.
He also took a dim view of the governor giving 72 hours to the BJP to stake the claim, but just 24 hours to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
On November 10, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had invited Shiv Sena to inform him if it could form government