President’s Rule was on Tuesday imposed in Maharashtra where political parties failed to form government after the assembly polls last month, the Home Ministry said.
The decision was taken hours after Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to impose President’s rule in the state, stating he was “satisfied that Maharashtra government cannot be carried on in accordance with the Constitution”.
The President gave its assent after the Ministry of Home Affairs has sent the file on Governor’s recommendation to impose President’s Rule in the state to him. On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced it would not form government in Maharashtra in view of the its ally Shiv Sena’s stand to not join them in the efforts.
In the 288-member Assembly, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 105 seats, and along with its pre-poll alliance partner Shiv Se
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