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Fadnavis Losing Pawar After SC Ordered Floor Test is Kaafi Real

Devendra Fadnavis had been sworn in as CM of Maharashtra on Saturday morning by the Maharashtra Governor.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 26 November, directed that a floor test be held in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority.

Soon after this, Ajit Pawar tendered his resignation as Deputy CM, bringing an end to Fadnavis’ attempt to become CM again, who also followed with his resignation, saying that he had realised that his government did not have the required numbers.

The apex court passed the order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was asked to place before it on Monday morning the letters of Maharashtra Governor recommending revocation of President's Rule in the state and inviting Devendra Fadnavis to form the government. A bench of the SC had directed Mehta to do so on Sunday, when they assembled to hear the NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena petition.

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This came after Fadnavis and Pawar’s attempted coup on Saturday morning, when they were sworn in as CM and Deputy CM respectively, hours after Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was all but set to become Maharashtra CM.

Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress later on Saturday responded to this by moving the Supreme Court against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to revoke President’s Rule in the state and swear in Fadnavis and Pawar.

Devendra Fadnavis had been sworn in as CM of Maharashtra on Saturday morning by the Maharashtra Governor.

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