The Governor of Maharashtra gave the sealed cover to the Supreme Court

New Delhi: 25 November 2019, Monday

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshari gave the Supreme Court a sealed cover on which the Supreme Court may take any action on the unconfirmed political joke on Monday morning.

On Sunday, a Bench comprising Justice NV Raman, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Sanjeev Khanna filed a petition to the NCP-Congress and the Shiv Sena challenging the Governor's decision to sworn Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister.

The case is going to be heard by a rising court today. Despite the results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections on October 24, the Shiv Sena had refused to form a government with it, holding a 50-50 demand.

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The Shiv Sena, along with the NCP and Congress, made efforts to form a government. When those efforts were almost in its final phase, the state governor swore at Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar as chief ministers and deputy chief ministers respectively at 6.30 pm on Saturday.

The governor's move was challenged by the Shiv Sena, Congress and the NCP in the Supreme Court. The Maharashtra Governor gave the Supreme Court a sealed cover before the Supreme Court on Monday morning to hear the case. Details of what was in it have not been revealed.