Maharashtra Govt Formation: Who said what?

23:25 November 23

BJP provided the stable government to Maharashtra: RSS leader

RSS leader Indresh Kumar said, "Maharashtra people need a stable government in the state which BJP has given to them."
 

19:46 November 23

"People must stand for the protection of democracy," says CPI leader

Terming the development as 'unnatural', D Raja, CPI leader said that BJP is using all its powers and system to manipulate political parties, organisations and leaders.

"This is simply manipulation and lust for power of BJP is exposed in Maharastra. It's a mockery and manipulation of democracy. Even before people in Maharastra could wake up, President Rule revoked and both Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister took oath and government has been formed," said Raja.

Raja said that the development raised several critical questions about the role of Governor and misuse of office of Governor and President.

19:39 November 23

"Dictatorial form of Government system run by BJP," says Congress

While talking to ETV Bharat, Manipur Congress spokesperson Meghachandra Singh said, "This is a dictatorial form of Government system run by BJP."

"In Manipur, we (Congress) were the so for the largest party, but we did not get the opportunity to claim for Government formation. They (BJP) manipulated and formed the Government in spite of the fact that they were short of numbers," Singh said.

In Goa and Karnataka too, Congress was the single largest majority but BJP was invited by the Governor and subsequently, they formed the Government.
 

17:59 November 23

Shiv Sena compromised with principles for power, says Shwait Malik

Punjab BJP chief Shwait Malik says Shiv Sena compromised with its principles for power.

"They (Shiv Sena) sidelined Bala Saheb's ideology. They got a taste of what they did," he said.

17:54 November 23

BJP murdered Constitution, says RJD leader

RJD Rajya Sabha MP and senior leader Manoj Jha while talking to ETV Bharat said that BJP murdered the constitution. 

He said, "Instead of celebrating Constitution Day on Tuesday, we should celebrate its death day as BJP has already murdered it."

17:30 November 23

Congress leader Alvi’s jibe at BJP over Maharashtra government formation

Congress leader Rashid Alvi took a jibe at BJP over Maharashtra government saying, "BJP is making a mockery of the constitution". 

"Goa, Meghalaya, Manipur, Haryana and now Maharashtra, everywhere BJP is doing the same", he added.

Alvi said, “President's rule can be removed in dark, sunrise can bring new government, in Modi’s rule, anything can happen”

17:29 November 23

'Moral background doesn't matter, only 'power' does', says Zafar Sareshwala

Zafar Sareshwala, former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University said that Government formation in Maharashtra was very important. In politics, nowadays moral background doesn't matter, only 'power' matters.

He said, "Maharashtra government formation with the twists and turns from earlier Politics is the art of impossible to Politics is an art of possible! We are too naive to understand the Power Games."

16:44 November 23

Fadnavis takes oath as CM, Ajit Pawar his deputy

Maharashtra politics took the nation by surprise when BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn as the Chief Minister for a second term, with Ajit Pawar as his deputy on penultimate Saturday.

Till yesterday Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress were forming Maharashtra government under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, but political coup d'état, brought BJP back to power.

BJP, with 105 seats forged alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party which bagged 54 seats to garner the majority figure.

Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar clarified that the decision of going with BJP to form the government in Maharashtra is of his nephew Ajit Pawar, who took as Deputy Chief Minister today.

"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," Sharad Pawar tweeted.

The move came at a time when deliberations between Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena seemingly reached the final stage on Friday. 

Earlier, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had claimed that there was a consensus on Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as chief minister of the alliance government.

Shiv Sena bagged 56 seats while 44 seats went to Congress in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

The BJP, which emerged as the single largest party, could not stake claim to form a government as its ally Shiv Sena remained firm on rotating the Chief Minister's post and equal sharing of Cabinet berths.

Shiv Sena parted its ways with BJP to explore ways to form a government. 

It, however, failed to prove the support of the required number of MLAs in the time given by state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

The Governor had then invited NCP, the third-largest party, to prove its ability to form the government failing which President's Rule was imposed in the state.