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Elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly were held on October 21 and counted three days later. read more

Leaders of the three parties met in Mumbai’s Worli for two hours, and decided to hold further talks on Saturday before meeting governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and attempting to form the government. read more

The Shiv Sena, which had broken up with its ally of three decades Bharatiya Janata Party over its refusal to share the chief minister’s chair, will get to hold the top post in the government for the next five years. read more

The Shiv Sena is expected to lead the coalition, believed to have been tentatively named Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, but the point of who will head the government is still an open question. read more

According to blueprint that is expected to be sealed at a meeting later this evening, the Shiv Sena and NCP will get 16 and 15 berths respectively while Congress’ will have to settle for 12 berths in the council of ministers to be led by the Sena. read more

The Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP and Congress will hold another round of talks on Friday to thrash out the details of their alliance and their effort to form a government in the politically-crucial western state after similar meetings on Thursday. read more

After their late-night meeting at Pawar’s residence ‘Silver Oak’ in south Mumbai, the three parties—the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress—will hold more talks on Friday on their effort form a government in the politically-crucial western state. read more

The over an hour-long meeting took place at Pawar’s residence ‘Silver Oak’ in South Mumbai as the Shiv Sena continues its effort form government in Maharashtra with the support of the NCP and the Congress. read more

Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress are expected to announce their power-sharing pact and may also stake claim to form the government, if Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari is in Mumbai over the weekend. read more

The NCP, Congress and Sena leadership are expected to meet in Mumbai on Friday or Saturday to give a final shape to the alliance including the power-sharing formula between the three parties. read more

Senior Congress and NCP leaders met in Delhi on Wednesday evening and agreed in principle to form a stable government in Maharashtra with Sena. read more

The question is if Sonia Gandhi can trust Pawar enough to not throw the Congress under the bus in the months ahead if this government becomes a reality read more

There are also reports of unrest over the pending alliance with ideologically opposite parties – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress – but senior Sena leaders have dismissed it. read more

Maharashtra came under the President’s Rule on November 9 after the Shiv Sena and BJP alliance could not form a government in the state over power-sharing issues. read more

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has convened a meeting of party MLAs at Matoshree on November 22, which will be key in view of the recent developments . read more