Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat November 25 episode: Onus is now on Maharashtra MLAs to decide at the floor test
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat November 25 episode: Onus is now on Maharashtra MLAs to decide at the floor test

India TV News  

Now that the three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has directed that a floor test be conducted in Maharashtra assembly on November 27 soon after completion of oath by members, the two-month-long political crisis in the state will reach a decisive point. Earlier, on Monday evening, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress 'aaghadi' conducted a 'parade' of 162 MLAs in a Mumbai hotel, in the presence of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray and senior Congress leader Mallikarjuna Khadge. Even in the ruling BJP camp, the party leadership is yet to trust the rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who has been anointed deputy chief minister. Watch full episode here: Aaj Ki Baat: Monday to Friday, 9 PM India’s Number One and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath’ was launched just before the 2014 General Elections.

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Top news of the day: Eknath Shinde wins trust vote in Maharashtra Assembly; SC to hear plea against Speaker’s recognition of Shiv Sena chief whip’s appointment on July 11, and more
2 years, 6 months ago

Top news of the day: Eknath Shinde wins trust vote in Maharashtra Assembly; SC to hear plea against Speaker’s recognition of Shiv Sena chief whip’s appointment on July 11, and more

The Hindu  

Maharashtra floor test | Eknath Shinde wins trust vote in State Assembly by 164-99 margin Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on July 4 won the floor test in the State Assembly on the last day of the two-day special session of the House. SC to hear on July 11 plea against Speaker’s recognition of Shiv Sena chief whip’s appointment The …

Big blow to Uddhav as CM Shinde returns as Shiv Sena legislative leader ahead of floor test today
2 years, 6 months ago

Big blow to Uddhav as CM Shinde returns as Shiv Sena legislative leader ahead of floor test today

India Today  

After comfortably cruising through the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s election on Sunday, the Eknath Shinde-BJP government faces the much-awaited floor test on Monday that will put the seal of legitimacy on the rebel faction of the Shiv Sena as the legislative group of the party. One of the first actions that Narwekar took as the Speaker on Monday night was reinstating …

Maharashtra floor test on 4 July, Shinde holds meeting with Fadvanis and allies
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra floor test on 4 July, Shinde holds meeting with Fadvanis and allies

Live Mint  

Ahead of the floor test on 4 July, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with his faction of Shiv Sena MLAs is holding a meeting with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, BJP MLAs, and other party leaders at a hotel in Mumbai. Meanwhile, fresh rifts have surfaced within Shiv Sena after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis announced rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath …

Eknath Shinde faces first trial as CM as Assembly goes for Speaker's polls ahead of floor test tomorrow
2 years, 6 months ago

Eknath Shinde faces first trial as CM as Assembly goes for Speaker's polls ahead of floor test tomorrow

India Today  

The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker election will be held today after the House proceedings begin at 11 am. Sena MLA and Uddhav Thackeray loyalist Rajan Salvi is the candidate of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine for the Speaker's election. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR - Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who support Shinde returned to Mumbai from Goa on Saturday evening on the …

Uddhav quits as CM after SC allows floor test to go ahead
2 years, 6 months ago

Uddhav quits as CM after SC allows floor test to go ahead

Hindustan Times  

Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra chief minister on Wednesday, minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stall a floor test that his Maha Vikas Aghadi government was set to lose, ending a crisis that erupted last week after dozens of Shiv Sena lawmakers rebelled against his authority. The bench also issued notices to the principal secretary to Koshyari, the state …

"We Are The Shiv Sena" : Eknath Shinde Group Argues Before Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

"We Are The Shiv Sena" : Eknath Shinde Group Argues Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

Opposing a plea to stay the floor test ordered in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly tomorrow for the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, dissident Shiv Sena leader Ekanth Shinde argued before the Supreme Court that his group is the real Shiv Sena. We have the overwhelming majority", Shinde's lawyer Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul submitted before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant …

Maharashtra: SC declines to stay floor test ordered on Thursday
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: SC declines to stay floor test ordered on Thursday

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to intervene with the Maharashtra Governor’s direction to Uddhav Thackeray-led SS-NCP-Cong ruling coalition to prove majority in Assembly on June 30, with voting at 5 pm. BREAKING: Maharashtra floor test to proceed tomorrow, Supreme Court declines to stay floor test — Shiv Aroor June 29, 2022 A Bench comprising of Justices Surya Kant & …

BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Jailed MLAs Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh To Participate In Tomorrow's Floor Test In Maharashtra Assembly
2 years, 6 months ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Jailed MLAs Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh To Participate In Tomorrow's Floor Test In Maharashtra Assembly

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has permitted jailed Maharashtra MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh to vote in the floor test, which the Governor has ordered to be held tomorrow to test the majority of the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government. The Top Court gave green signal for the floor test to be held tomorrow.Since they are in judicial custody in cases registered …

Eye on floor test, leaders huddle, Uddhav reaches ‘Mantralaya’ for cabinet meet
2 years, 6 months ago

Eye on floor test, leaders huddle, Uddhav reaches ‘Mantralaya’ for cabinet meet

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray chaired a meeting of the state cabinet on Wednesday ahead of the crucial floor test set to be held a day later. A meeting of Congress leaders was held in Mumbai to discuss their strategy ahead of the scheduled floor test. According to reports, Fadnavis spoke to MNS chief Raj Thackeray over the phone and …

Maha: MVA Will Have to Move SC Against Governor's Letter for Floor Test, Says Cong's Prithviraj Chavan
2 years, 6 months ago

Maha: MVA Will Have to Move SC Against Governor's Letter for Floor Test, Says Cong's Prithviraj Chavan

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said Maharashtra’s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi will have to move the Supreme Court against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s letter mandating the Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation to face a floor test on June 30. Governor Koshyari has asked the Maharashtra Legislature Secretary to hold a floor test of the Shiv Sena-led government at 11 am …

Jailed Maharashtra MLAs seek permission to vote in floor test, to be heard by SC
2 years, 6 months ago

Jailed Maharashtra MLAs seek permission to vote in floor test, to be heard by SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear pleas by jailed Maharashtra MLAs Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik, who have sought permission to vote in Thursday morning's floor test. READ: Deshmukh, Malik can't vote in MLC polls after SC refuses bail The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed five of 10 seats in that election - amid claims of cross-voting by Shiv …

Maharashtra crisis: Supreme Court agrees to sit after court hours today to hear challenge to floor test
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra crisis: Supreme Court agrees to sit after court hours today to hear challenge to floor test

The Hindu  

Amidst the frenzy of political churnings in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court decided to sit beyond normal working hours, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday to hear a petition filed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's camp challenging a floor test called by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday to glean whether the Maha Vikas Aghadi government still enjoys majority in the House. …

Shiv Sena moves SC against Maharashtra governor's call for floor test tomorrow
2 years, 6 months ago

Shiv Sena moves SC against Maharashtra governor's call for floor test tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday after Maharashtra governor directed chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority on the floor of the legislative assembly tomorrow. This comes soon after Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that the Uddhav Thackeray faction will challenge governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision in Supreme Court to call for a floor …

Political scenario in Maharashtra paints very disturbing picture, says Governor, calls for floor test on Thursday
2 years, 6 months ago

Political scenario in Maharashtra paints very disturbing picture, says Governor, calls for floor test on Thursday

Firstpost  

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will have to prove majority on the floor of the House on 30 June to retain power in the state amid the ongoing political crisis Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday wrote a letter to the state Legislative Assembly Secretary Rajendra Bhagat to convene a Special Session of the Assembly on 30 June at …

Maha political turmoil in final lap, Thackeray asked to face floor test tomorrow
2 years, 6 months ago

Maha political turmoil in final lap, Thackeray asked to face floor test tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has asked chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to face a floor test and prove his Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s majority by convening a special session of the state legislature at 11am on Thursday. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has been asked to face a floor test and prove his majority by convening a special session …

Maharashtra political turmoil updates | June 29, 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra political turmoil updates | June 29, 2022

The Hindu  

Embattled Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation from the post on Wednesday, moments after the Supreme Court refused to stay Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s direction to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. -PTI 10:35 pm ‘Karma’: BJP leaders take swipe as Uddhav resigns BJP leaders invoked ‘karma’ and the …

Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow at 11am, Governor says, 'Disturbing picture'
2 years, 6 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow at 11am, Governor says, 'Disturbing picture'

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will face the floor test on Thursday at 11 am, as Governor BS Koshyari has sent a letter to the secretary of the state legislature to conduct a floor test where Uddhav will have to prove his majority. This comes after a purported letter sent from the Maharashtra Governor asking for a floor test on …

Shiv Sena prepares to move SC if Governor asks Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in floor test: The top 10 updates
2 years, 6 months ago

Shiv Sena prepares to move SC if Governor asks Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in floor test: The top 10 updates

Firstpost  

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday and requested him to ask the Uddhav Thackeray-led government to prove majority in the Assembly BJP leader and the former chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis met state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday evening and requested him to ask the Uddhav Thackeray-led government to prove majority in …

Floor test in Maharashtra? Here's what Shiv Sena, Shinde's rebel faction plan to do
2 years, 6 months ago

Floor test in Maharashtra? Here's what Shiv Sena, Shinde's rebel faction plan to do

India Today  

With the Maharashtra political crisis now also being fought in the Supreme Court, the embattled Shiv Sena is seeking legal advice on what recourse to take should the Governor call a floor test in the state legislative assembly. After the top court kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings against the rebel MLAs, sources said the Shiv Sena is likely to …

Maharashtra Political Crisis: MVA slides into minority; here’s how the numbers stand
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Political Crisis: MVA slides into minority; here’s how the numbers stand

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a jolt to the Maha Vikas Aghadi, senior Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde and 11 other MLAs revolted against the party on Monday night and camped in Surat’s Le Meridian Hotel. Mr. Shinde’s rebellion comes a day after BJP managed to win five of the ten seats up for grabs in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, …

Madhya Pradesh Floor Test LIVE Updates: SC to Hear BJP's Trust Vote Plea Tomorrow as Party Sees Red Over 10-day Breather to Kamal Nath Govt
4 years, 10 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Floor Test LIVE Updates: SC to Hear BJP's Trust Vote Plea Tomorrow as Party Sees Red Over 10-day Breather to Kamal Nath Govt

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh Floor Test LIVE Updates: The Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned till March 26 today amid the demand by BJP MLAs to hold a floor test as directed by Governor Lalji Tandon. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath wrote a letter to Governor Lalji Tandon, saying a trust vote would be “undemocratic” as Congress MLAs were held captive …

Uddhav Thackeray wins floor test, BJP stages walkout
5 years, 1 month ago

Uddhav Thackeray wins floor test, BJP stages walkout

India TV News  

With 169 MLAs behind him, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray sailed through the floor test on the floor of the Maharashtra state assembly on Saturday. Uddhav Thackeray, wearing a saffron turban, thanked the House members and people of Maharashtra after the pro tem speaker declared that his government had won the floor test. Responding to the claims, the NCP accused the …

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil calls Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry's swearing-in illegal, claims prescribed oath format not followed
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil calls Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry's swearing-in illegal, claims prescribed oath format not followed

Firstpost  

Chandrakant Patil also alleged that the new government in Maharashtra defied rules in replacing BJP’s Kalidas Kolambkar with NCP’s Dilip Walse Patil as pro-tem Speaker, and questioned the propriety of holding election for Speaker’s post after the floor test. Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday said the swearing-in of the Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry was illegal as the prescribed …

Maharashtra floor test today: Uddhav Thackeray-led govt to face trust vote
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra floor test today: Uddhav Thackeray-led govt to face trust vote

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance will face floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday. The floor test will be held after the House meets at 2 pm, a Vidhan Bhavan official told PTI. The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress formed the government after the Thackeray-led party fell out with its pre-poll …

Maharashtra government crisis: Chronology of events
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra government crisis: Chronology of events

India TV News  

Giving out its order on the floor test in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the floor test in the Maharashtra assembly for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority in the assembly will be conducted on Wednesday. November 10: Shiv Sena asked by Governor to convey its willingness to form government by granting it 24 hours to …

Maharashtra govt formation: Supreme Court orders floor test tomorrow
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra govt formation: Supreme Court orders floor test tomorrow

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court today asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Maharashtra to prove its majority on the floor of the assembly by Wednesday within 5 pm. The state governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had earlier asked the state government to take the floor test in two weeks' time from Devendra Fadnavis' swearing-in. The Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party and …

Supreme Court to decide on floor test in Maharashtra today
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to decide on floor test in Maharashtra today

India TV News  

The Supreme Court is set to pass an order on Tuesday on holding a crucial floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly to ascertain whether Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis enjoyed majority, as the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress put up a public show of strength to claim they have the numbers to form a new government. The order by …

'This is not Goa': Sharad Pawar claims support of over 162 MLAs in floor test
5 years, 1 month ago

'This is not Goa': Sharad Pawar claims support of over 162 MLAs in floor test

India TV News  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday claimed support of 162 MLAs in Maharashtra as the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine paraded a flock at the Grand Hyatt hotel. Pawar even exuded the confidence of getting more than 162 legislators on the day of the floor test. NCP chief Sharad Pawar told the gathering of MLAs that he would personally ensure …

Maharashtra: Some Congress MLAs might abstain during floor test, fights erupt in Congress, Shiv Sena
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: Some Congress MLAs might abstain during floor test, fights erupt in Congress, Shiv Sena

Op India  

The state of Maharashtra has been in a state of confusion ever since the Assembly Election results were announced. If one recalls, even earlier, Shiv Sena MLAs were disgruntled with Uddhav Thackeray sacrificing party interests for the Chief Minister’s post either for Aditya Thackeray or himself. Uddhav first met Sonia Gandhi and tried to convince her that all was well …

SC To Pass Orders On Maharashtra Floor Test Tomorrow
5 years, 1 month ago

SC To Pass Orders On Maharashtra Floor Test Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved orders on the petition filed by Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress against the decision of Maharashtra Governor to invite Devendra Fadnavis to form government in Maharashtra.The bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna will pronounce orders tomorrow at 10.30 AM on whether to advance the floor test for. …

Sena-NCP-Congress submit letter to Maharashtra governor staking claim
5 years, 1 month ago

Sena-NCP-Congress submit letter to Maharashtra governor staking claim

Op India  

In a fresh development in the Maharashtra politics, the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP have submitted a letter to governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, staking claim to form the government and claiming that the present government by Devendra Fadnavis doesn’t have the numbers. As per reports, the letter, submitted to the Maha governor at 10.20 am today, stated that BJP’s Devendra …

Supreme Court to decide on Maharashtra floor test today; Centre to submit letters of support
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to decide on Maharashtra floor test today; Centre to submit letters of support

India TV News  

The Centre has been asked to produce before the Supreme Court, the letters of the Governor inviting Devendra Fadnavis as well as the communication of the BJP leader staking his claim. The top court also issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra government, Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar on the petition filed on Saturday night by the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress combine …

Maharashtra govt formation: Congress alleges BJP 'running away' from floor test as it doesn't have required numbers
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra govt formation: Congress alleges BJP 'running away' from floor test as it doesn't have required numbers

Firstpost  

On Sunday morning, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister and Ajit Pawar of the NCP was sworn-in as the deputy chief minister. New Delhi: Demanding a floor test immediately, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP is “running away” from proving a majority in the Maharashtra Assembly as it does not have the required …

Maharashtra: SC asks for relevant documents from Centre, State on govt formation
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: SC asks for relevant documents from Centre, State on govt formation

Op India  

Hearing a petition on the issue of formation of the government by the BJP in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court on Sunday has asked the Centre to produce supporting documents given to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis by NCP MLAs to form government in the state. Referring to Maharashtra governor’s move to invite the BJP to form government early morning on Saturday …

Let there be floor test today, let BJP prove its majority: Congress leader Kapil Sibal appearing for Shiv Sena in Supreme Court
5 years, 1 month ago

Let there be floor test today, let BJP prove its majority: Congress leader Kapil Sibal appearing for Shiv Sena in Supreme Court

Op India  

Senior Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal while appearing for Shiv Sena in the Supreme Court today said that the apex court should order floor test today itself and let the BJP prove its majority in the assembly. Referring to Maharashtra governor’s move to invite the BJP to form government early morning on Saturday as ‘malafide’, Sibal said, “When …

Maharashtra Political Crisis: SC to hear Sena-Congress-NCP plea on Maha floor test today at 11:30 am
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra Political Crisis: SC to hear Sena-Congress-NCP plea on Maha floor test today at 11:30 am

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Saturday agreed to hear a petition filed by Shiv Sena-Congress-National Congress Party seeking a floor test within 24 hours to avoid horse-trading and "illegal manoeuvres" in Maharashtra today. The three parties moved to Supreme Court seeking quashing of the Maharashtra Governor's decision to swear-in BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister, following which the court authorities confirmed …

Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP demand Maharashtra floor test on Sunday
5 years, 1 month ago

Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP demand Maharashtra floor test on Sunday

India Today  

The Congress, Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party on Saturday filed a plea in the Supreme Court and demanded an urgent floor test on Sunday. The parties have requested an "immediate floor test within 24 hours so as to avoid further horse-trading and illegal maneuvers to somehow cobble up a majority from the MVA ". Asserting that the Shiv …

Karnataka crisis: 2 MLAs' plea seeking immediate floor test to be heard in SC tomorrow
5 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka crisis: 2 MLAs' plea seeking immediate floor test to be heard in SC tomorrow

India Today  

The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a fresh plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of the floor test "forthwith" in the state Assembly on the trust motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. The two MLAs, who withdrew support to the Congress- Janata Dal-Secular government in Karnataka, moved the top court seeking a direction to the …

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