Politics

In its mouthpiece Saamana, Shiv Sena also hit out at Devendra Fadnavis over his remark that the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance won't last beyond six months, saying the new political equation was giving 'stomach ache to several people'.

Asked about his name missing from the list, sources close to Baig brushed it away as inconsequential, ascribing it to a "mistake in typing".

BJP rebel Sharath Bachegowda will contest as an independent candidate from Hoskote in the December 5 byelections in Karnataka amid BJP's plans to field disqualified Congress legislator MTB Nagaraj.

The Sena is holding deliberations with the Congress and the NCP to rope them in to form a government in the state, which came under President's Rule on Tuesday evening.

Then Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had disqualified these 17 MLAs of ruling the Congress-JD(S) coalition ahead of a trust vote in July.

The participants will interact with leader of the party's legislative wing Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil. The BJP's Maharashtra in-charge Saroj Pandey will also be present.

Amid political tussle and uncertainty over the formation of the government, some of the newly elected MLAs visited Pushkar in Ajmer on Saturday and Amber Fort and other areas of Jaipur on Sunday.

The Union Cabinet had earlier in the day recommended President's Rule in the state after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari submitted a report in this regard, officials said.

Over the weekend, Raju Kage was seen meeting with DK Sivakumar, Siddarmaiah and Dinesh Gundu Rao, who have assured the 4-time MLA a Congress ticket in the upcoming by-polls.

The JMM, the Congress, and the RJD had recently announced a pre-poll alliance in the state. As per the agreement the Congress will contest 31 seats, the JMM 43 and the RJD will put up candidates in seven constituencies.

The Mumbai Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam's reaction came as several Congress MLAs have asserted that the party should consider extending support to the Sena, during a meeting held on Sunday in Jaipur.

Welcoming the unanimous decision of the five-judge apex court bench, Nadda said the judgment was an example of inclusive views representing all sections of the society.

The term of the 13th Assembly is set to end on Saturday midnight, but no indication has emerged from bickering allies BJP and Shiv Sena that they were ready to form the new government.

Thackeray said he would fulfill the promise made to his father, late Sena founder Bal Thackeray, to install a Sena chief minister in the state, and does not need Devendra Fadnavis or Shah for this.

The former finance minister's remarks come days after India decided not to join the mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal as negotiations failed to address New Delhi's concerns.

The tenure of the current Assembly ends in two days and a special three-day session of the House may be convened next week to swear in the new MLAs, said sources.