MH-ASSEMBLY-SESSION CORRECTED

PTI Updated: April 05, 2020 00:54 IST

Maha governor convenes special session on Wednesday
    (EDS: Correcting with dropping reference of floor
test)
    Mumbai, Nov 26 (PTI) Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari has called a special session of the Legislative
Assembly on Wednesday where pro-tem speaker will administer
oath to the 288 newly-elected members, an official said on
Tuesday.
    The oath will be administered by newly-appointed
pro-tem speaker Kalidas Kolambkar at the session, which will
begin at 8 am.
    Kolambkar was appointed by Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari on Tuesday evening.
    "Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has called a special
session of the legislative assembly on Wednesday. The session
would begin at 8am for the oath-taking ceremony of the 288
members," the official said.
    The newly-elected members couldn't take oath even one
month after the results of the assembly polls were announced,
due to political up and downs in the state.
    The state remained under President's Rule for a period
of 13 days between November 12 and November 23 in the wake of
no political party able to form a government and the Assembly
in suspended animation.
    Earlier in the day, the apex court asked Koshyari to
appoint a pro-tem speaker and ensure all elected members of
the House are sworn in on Wednesday itself by 5 PM.
    However, the BJP-led government, which was formed on
the support of NCP leader Ajit Pawar on November 23, collapsed
on Tuesday afternoon, after Pawar stepped down as deputy chief
minister and Fadnavis as chief minister.
    The 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' comprising the Shiv Sena, the
NCP and the Congress, on Monday submitted a letter claiming
support of 162 MLAs to the governor.
    Earlier in the day, Fadnavis announced that he was
stepping down as the BJP lost majority in view of Ajit Pawar
resigning from his post.
    The NCP has announced that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav
Thackeray would be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. PTI
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