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Chief Minister Devendra The NCP leaders attributed Fadnavis resigned from his Ajit Pawar’s absence to his post after the NCP’s rebel uneasiness and hesitation to be leader Ajit Pawar, the Deputy at the meeting, especially after Chief Minister, pulled out of the developments in the last R the new dispensation under few days. tremendous pressure from his Earlier, talking to media 58708/* parent party. persons before handing over Within hours after the his resignation to the he Supreme Court’s Supreme Court put a break to Governor, Fadnavis said he TTuesday morning order a possible horse-trading by had decided to put in his directing Maharashtra Chief * $ + (% ordering a floor test in the State papers, “after Ajit met him, Minister Devendra Fadnavis to , * + % (% Assembly by 5 pm on expressed his inability to con- hold trust vote on Wednesday ( - !( . * - Wednesday, Fadnavis’ 80-hour- tinue in the BJP-led came as a big setback for the long stint as the Chief Minister Government and tendered his BJP and triggered a chain of after the declaration of results camp and was also used by the ended. resignation to me”. events, forcing rebel NCP of the Assembly elections, it is Sharad Pawar camp to con- Things moved rapidly on “At a time when there was leader Ajit Pawar to quit as incumbent upon the court to vince Ajit Pawar of the futili- the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress uncertainty over the continu- Deputy CM and leaving no protect the democratic values ty of his rebellion when he had alliance front, as the three par- ity or otherwise of President’s option for Fadnavis to contin- for which immediate floor test just 24 hours to manage the ties and other allies, including Rule in the State, NCP’s ue as the CM. is the most effective mecha- numbers. Shetkari Swabhimani % & ! % $ Legislature Party leader Ajit In ordering urgent floor nism to curtail unlawful prac- The apex court had asked Sanghatana, Samajwadi Party ( ( $ !( !) came forward and offered his test, the SC went by previous tices such as horse trading as Maharashtra Governor Bhagat and Peasants and Workers’ cooperation to form a decisions of the apex court in well as to avoid uncertainty Singh Koshyari to appoint a Party (PWP) — at the first joint proposal, the NCP’s Legislature Congratulating Uddhav on over as the Chief Minister of Government in the State. After similar situations and sent a and to effectuate smooth run- Pro-tem Speaker and ensure legislature party meeting at Party leader Jayant Patil moved his election as the Chief the State, he would go to Delhi a discussion, he handed me clear message that it would not ning of democracy by ensur- that all the elected members of the Hotel Trident in the a resolution nominating Minister-designate of the and meet Home Minister Amit over a letter of support. Based allow Governors to use their ing a stable Government, it the House are sworn in on evening — floated Uddhav as the Chief Minister- impending MVA Government, Shah and Prime Minister on the letter of support we discretions in any manner that said. Wednesday itself by “Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi” designate with Congress Sharad recalled his associa- Narendra Modi. formed the Government,” suited them. The court order pressed 5pm for paving the way for (MKS), which they said was Legislature Party (CLP) leader tion with late Sena chief Bal It was speculated that Fadnavis said. As a month has elapsed the panic button in the BJP floor test. wedded to the principles Balasaheb Thorat seconding Thackeray with whom — enshrined in the preamble and the proposal. The resolution despite the political rivalry — provisions of the Constitution was passed unanimously he had personal relations. He and would work for the welfare by the MLAs present at the expressed confidence that the of the State and its people. meeting. Uddhav-led MVA Government At the meeting, Sena pres- After the MVA meeting, would do justice to the people ! P # $ ident Uddhav Thackeray was the legislature party leaders of across the State. elected as the leader of the the Sena, the NCP and the Thanking Sharad, 3 4.* minds of the people. tional appeal to Ajit to return MVA and elected as the Chief Congress — Eknath Shinde, Congress president Sonia Pratibhatai was very upset to the parent party. Minister-designate of the new Jayant Patil and Balasaheb Gandhi, all legislators and lead- fter the State NCP leaders that Ajit had chosen to move Rohit, who has been elect- Government to be installed in Thorat respectively — drove to ers for reposing confidence in Amade unsuccessful away from the Pawar family ed to the State Assembly from the State. Raj Bhavan at night, met him and electing him, Uddhav attempts to bring party’s break- and joined hands with the Karjat-Jamkhed Assembly con- With Uddhav to lead Sena- Governor Bhagat Singh said, “It is not three parties. It away leader Ajit Pawar back to BJP. “Ever since he was sworn stituency, wrote in a Facebook Cong-NCP Government, the Koshyari and submitted a for- is our family. It is our party fold during the last three in as the Deputy CM in the post, “... Ajit should bow to swearing-in will be held at mal letter, along with signatures Government. It is a days, it was ultimately party BJP-led Government, Pratibha Pawar’s wishes and return Shivaji Park in Central Mumbai of the supporting MLAs, seek- Government of the common chief Sharad Pawar’s wife was keeping a close watch on home. Sharad has never mixed on November 28, NCP supre- ing an invitation to form a people.” Pratibha Pawar who played a the political developments. As politics with family affairs. He mo Sharad Pawar said. Government under the lead- In a significant announce- key role in prevailing upon him nothing was happening, is unlikely to do so in future as After Sharad mooted the ership of Uddhav. ment, Uddhav said after taking to resign as the Deputy Chief Pratibha decided to get into the well.” Minister and return to the act,” a family source said. “... When I lost my grand- # +,-. &+-.# parent party. She enlisted the help of her father Appasaheb Pawar .+,+-, Informed sources in the son-in-law Sadanand Sule, a (Sharad Pawar’s brother), it was 3.44 pm: Maharashtra CM NCP said on Tuesday that low-profile businessman, to ‘Pawar Saheb’ who first con- Fadnavis tells press conference 3 Pratibha, who had never taken reach out to Ajit. “Both soled my father Rajendra… I that he will go to Raj Bhawan 1 - part in the political activities of Pratibhatai and Sule met Ajit. have witnessed how, when Ajit !" # to tender resignation. 5 $9 Sharad during the latter’s 52- During the meeting, Pratibha lost his father Anantrao, again 3.20 pm: Maharashtra Deputy ,, year-old career, met Ajit with eral and Pawar family in par- It was Supriya, who greet- made an emotional appeal to it was ‘Pawar Saheb’ who Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has 0 1 . the help of her son-in-law ticular. ed him at the entrance of Sr Ajit. Ajit, who has huge respect looked after him (Ajit).. After Governor Bhagat Singh resigned: Sena MP Sanjay Raut. , Sadhananda Sule, husband of Ajit was being persuaded Pawar’s residence. for Pratibha, agreed to her the death of Ajit’s father, it was Koshyari on Tuesday appoint- 3.16 pm: Uddhav Thackeray to Pawars’ only daughter Supriya by his cousin Supriya Sule, Sr This was the first time request and decided to resign Pawar Saheb who gave father’s ed BJP MLA Kalidas be Chief Minister for five years: - Sule, at an undisclosed location Pawar’s grand nephew Rohit that Ajit met Sharad after he from his post and return to the love to him. On his part, Ajit Kolambkar as pro-tem Sanjay Raut after meeting of 6 , and succeeded in persuading Jr Pawar and various senior NCP broke away from the NCP and NCP,” the family source said. Pawar reciprocated in equal Speaker of the Assembly. Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Pawar to return to the NCP. leaders. Interestingly enough, joined hands with the BJP. State NCP leaders measure by standing up for Eight-time Wadala MLA alliance leaders : Ajit is the son of Sharad’s Ajit — who had earlier in the Though Sharad has been Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Pawar Saheb whenever he was Kolambkar was one of the can- 11.39 am: NCP chief Sharad 4 0 elder brother Anantrao Pawar, afternoon handed over his res- upset with Ajit, he had never Walse Patil held four-hour in crisis,” Rohit wrote. didates recommended for the Pawar says he is grateful to SC ) a filmmaker. He lost his father ignation to Chief Minister spoken against him during the long meeting with Ajit at the “... I feel this is the time for post to the Governor.