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Full report on Page 2 Pak Army Chief’s extension stalled Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the three-year extension given to the pow- erful Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa till Wednesday and said the entire process Ajit Pawar Devendra Fadnavis Uddhav Thackeray Sharad Pawar was “upside down”, in an embarrassment to Prime Minister Imran Khan. — PTI Returns Resigns Rebounds Reigns 1st Thackeray to be Maha CM SC orders BHAGWAN PARAB I had never dreamed years. He also had a special word of MUMBAI, NOV. 26 thanks for the NCP chief and televised of leading the state. Congress president Sonia Gandhi. In a dramatic turn of events precipi- I would like to thank Lashing out at his former saffron tated by the Supreme Court’s Sonia Gandhi and ally for its “hatred towards his Tuesday morning order to hold a others... Parties with party”, Mr Thackeray said: trust vote televised floor test in the different ideologies “Whenever there was a necessity, Maharashtra Assembly “within 24 they sought the Sena’s support, but PARMOD KUMAR hours”, chief minister Devendra have come together. they did not hesitate to abandon us NEW DELHI, NOV. 26 Fadnavis and his deputy Ajit Pawar Those who were when there had no need for us.” resigned from their posts and Shiv friends for 30 years “My government will not act The Supreme Court on Tuesday morn- Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is all did not trust us. But against anyone with vengeance, but ing ordered the BJP’s Devendra set to become the first in the no one should create hurdles for us,” Fadnavis to prove his government’s Thackeray family to become those against whom he added. majority in a televised floor test “within Maharashtra’s chief minister. we fought for 30 “I want to thank Soniaji also. 24 hours”. Stating that it is necessary to Mr Thackeray will lead the govern- Uddhav Thackeray pays tribute to Shiv Sena years have Parties with different ideologies have a floor test to avoid horse trading, ment of Maha Vikas Aghadi — the founder and his father Balasaheb Thackeray at trusted me. have come together. Those who were the apex court also asked Maharashtra grand alliance of the Shiv Sena, NCP Matoshree on Tuesday. — ASIAN AGE friends for 30 years did not trust us. governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to Marjorie de Sousa arrives at and Congress. He is likely to take But those against whom we fought appoint a pro-tem Speaker who should the 47th International Emmy oath at Shivaji Park on Thursday, In a joint meeting attended by Shiv senior for 30 years have trusted me,” Mr administer oath to the 288 newly elected Awards gala in New York on November 28. Sena, NCP and Congress leaders, party leader Praful Patel, Congress’ Thackeray said. members by then. on Monday. — AP Mr Thackeray’s ascent was facili- Uddhav Thackeray’s name was Ashok Chavan, Swabhimani Sharad Pawar said late Shiv Sena A bench comprising justices N.V. tated by the resignation of Mr announced as leader of the Maha Shetkari Sanghatana’s Raju Shetti, founder Balasaheb Thackeray would Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Fadnavis as CM on Tuesday, barely Vikas Aghadi. NCP leader Jayant Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi and the have been happy if he were alive Khanna said that voting in the 2 Hizb men killed four days after he took charge as Patil proposed Mr Thackeray’s name MLAs of all these parties. today. “The Maha Vikas Aghadi gov- Assembly shall not be on the basis of chief minister. Mr Fadnavis stepped as “the (next) chief minister”. State At the meeting, Mr Thackeray ernment will work well under secret ballot, and ordered that the entire in J&K encounter down immediately after the unfore- Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat sec- mocked the BJP, saying that the Uddhav’s leadership,” he said. exercise be telecast live and completed Srinagar: Two Hizb-ul- seen resignation of Ajit Pawar in the onded the proposal. Opposition parties had shown more Mr Thackeray recalled Supriya by 5 pm afternoon, leading to the collapse of a NCP chief Sharad Pawar was also trust in him than the party with Sule’s first election, when Bal Wednesday. If the floor Mujahideen militants were ■ killed in a 20-hour-long fire- shortlived BJP-led government. present at the meeting along with which he was allied for nearly 30 Turn to Page 4 Ruling on a test is fight with security forces in petition filed by the Congress- delayed, there J&K’s southern Pulwama is a possibility of district. The fighting broke THE DRAMA THAT UNFOLDED Shiv Sena-NCP out in Pachaar Rajpora area alliance chal- horse-trading... after the security forces laid How BJP’s top guns got Supreme Court orders floor lenging the sur- An immediate siege to the village to flush 10.39 test in Maha Assembly by 5 prise govern- AM ment formation floor test, in out militants hiding in a Balasaheb pm Wednesday, orders gov such a case, private house. Thorat elected to appoint pro-tem Speaker by the BJP in Full report on Page 4 Congress CLP 12.48 Maharashtra might be the outfoxed in Maharashtra PM on November leader PM Narendra Modi holds most effective 23, the Supreme AGE CORRESPONDENT Delhi, as the BJP’s house a meeting with BJP chief Court said, “If mechanism. WEATHER 1.35 NEW DELHI, NOV. 26 of cards in Maharashtra Amit Shah and party’s the floor test is O PM — SC bench Max: 26 C began to crumble, Prime working president J.P. delayed, there Min: 15OC The collapse of its govern- Minister Narendra Modi, Maha Congress says Nadda in Parliament is a possibility of horse-trading... It RH: 75% ment and its failure to BJP president Amit Shah senior-most legislator 2.17 House in New Delhi becomes incumbent upon the court to Rainfall: 80% face a trust vote in and working president in the Assembly should PM act to protect democratic values. An Maharashtra led to a J.P. Nadda held a meeting be pro-tem Speaker immediate floor test, in such a case, Forecast: Light rain major embarrassment for at the PM’s Parliament Ajit Pawar resigns as might be the most effective mechanism the so-called saffron office. As the die was cast 2.38 to do so.” Amit Narendra PM deputy chief minister, “chanakyas” on Tuesday. after the Supreme Court Uddhav Thackeray to says has taken ‘decision The three-judge bench did not accept Two developments went Shah Modi order, the BJP top brass the contention of Mr Fadnavis, the BJP ASTROGUIDE be CM for 5 yrs, says due to personal reasons’ against the gameplan of minister, who was asked chief minister Sanjay Raut after Shiv 3.16 and the governor’s office that Article Vikari: Dakshinayana the BJP’s strategists, who involved in holding par- Devendra Fadnavis to Sena-NCP-Congress PM 212 of the Constitution impeded the Tithi: Mrigasira Shudda only a few days back tried leys at a later stage, step down. Sources said alliance leaders meet Devendra Fadnavis calls court from interfering with the proce- Padyami till 7.03 pm to pull off a grand post- apparently did so “only at after Ajit Pawar, who had 3.30 press meet to announce dure for the conduct of Assembly pro- midnight coup: Tuesday’s the behest of the RSS”. A taken the oath as deputy PM resignation, becomes ceedings, including election of Speaker. Star: Anuradha till 8.13 am Supreme Court ruling senior BJP leader close to chief minister on chief minister with the “There is no doubt that the con- Fadnavis submits his 4.34 Varjyam: 1.40 pm to 3.13 pm and “overestimating” Ajit the minister revealed that Saturday, failed to attend resignation to the gov PM shortest tenure of 80 hours tentions have to be answered, as the Durmuhurtam: 11.41 am Pawar’s ability to swing when the BJP “began an official meeting with petitioners have raised questions con- to 12.25 pm NCP MLAs in the BJP’s hatching the great game Mr Fadnavis on Monday, Gov. Koshyari cerning important constitutional issues favour. to form a government” in the BJP got an inkling calls special BJP’s Kalidas touching upon the democratic bulwark Rahukalam: 12 pm to 1.30 pm The party is also paying Maharashtra, the Union that NCP supremo Sharad 5.06 Kolambkar of our nation”, the court said in its session of the PM SUNSET TODAY 5.24 PM the price for the leader- minister had “cautioned Pawar might have man- Assembly at appointed pro- order, and added that at this interim SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.52 AM ship’s decision to “over- against the move” and aged to win over his 8 am today, tem Speaker to stage, “...it is imperative for this court MOONRISE TOMORROW 7.19 AM rule objections” of a top made it clear that “Ajit nephew.