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TopicMaharashtra government formation

Topic: Maharashtra government formation

How Pakistan caught and hanged a Brigadier ‘leaking military secrets to CIA’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

SC dismisses plea to scrap post-poll alliance in Maharashtra — ‘not court’s domain’

Petitioner All India Hindu Mahasabha wanted SC to declare Sena-NCP-Congress alliance void & unconstitutional for breaching 'people's mandate'.

‘Secular’ Congress & NCP prevail over Sena for their alliance pact high on minority focus

Congress-NCP-Sena Maha Vikas Aghadi, which assumed office in Maharashtra Thursday with Uddhav Thackeray as CM, has released its common minimum programme.

Amar Prem became Kati Patang — Uddhav Thackeray after Sena-BJP alliance collapsed in 2014

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister Thursday, had torn into the BJP after their alliance collapsed in 2014.

Maharashtra crisis should push Supreme Court to upgrade 1994 Bommai judgment guidelines

Nine Supreme Court judges had in 1994 settled ways to establish if a CM has majority in House or not. Last week, the court was raising concern over horse-trading.

Devendra Fadnavis wanted to do a Yediyurappa & quit on the floor of House, but BJP said no

Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Maharashtra chief minister Tuesday, days after he assumed office in a shock overnight coup.

Ajit Pawar resigns as Maharashtra deputy CM, Fadnavis govt future in question

Ajit Pawar's resignation comes after SC ordered floor-test to be held Wednesday evening. Fadnavis is due to address media at 3.30 pm Tuesday.

Full text of Supreme Court order on Maharashtra floor test

SC orders immediate appointment of a pro-tem Speaker who will administer oath to all MLAs before 5 pm Wednesday, after which the floor test will begin.

Maharashtra floor test tomorrow, appoint pro-tem Speaker: Supreme Court

Supreme Court says special session of the House be called Wednesday. The floor test will be telecast live.

Jaspal Bhatti, Nayak & more — pop culture you need to keep up with Maharashtra govt drama

Whether it’s Bhatti’s takes on corruption, or Twitter asking Anil Kapoor to be Maharashtra CM, pop culture has captured politics in an eerily accurate manner.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi should be more worried about Amit Shah the cooperation minister—than home minister

The cooperation ministry is working on a war footing. Even if cooperative societies are in the state list, the Centre is doing its best to streamline and reinvigorate the sector.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.