Amid deadlock over the government formation in Maharashtra, Sanjay Raut on Monday, 11 November said that the BJP was “arrogant” enough to sit in the Opposition but wasn’t willing to honour promises made before the Lok Sabha polls.
The BJP on Sunday refused to stake claim to the government in the state, following which Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari invited Shiv Sena to indicate their willingness to form the government in the state.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Monday announced his resignation as Union Minister (Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises).
- Governor Koshyari on Sunday, 10 November invited Shiv Sena to stake claim
- Devendra Fadnavis is the caretaker CM of the state
- Sena claims that they had decided on a ‘50:50’ power-sharing arrangement with BJP before the polls
- BJP won 105 seats, while Shiv Sena won 56 in the Assembly elections
- Opposition Congress won 44 seats, while NCP won 54
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Sanjay Raut Addresses Media
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday, 11 November said that the BJP was “arrogant” enough to sit in the Opposition but wasn’t willing to honour promises made before the Lok Sabha polls.
“It is BJP's arrogance that they are refusing to form government in Maharashtra. It is an insult to the people of Maharashtra. They are willing to sit in opposition, but they are reluctant to follow the 50-50 formula, for which they agreed before polls,” he said.
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