Maharashtra govt formation issue: Here’s a timeline of events from assembly election results to the latest Supreme Court hearing today

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision to invite the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a government in the state for Tuesday. The apex court said the order on Maharashtra will be pronounced on Tuesday at 10.30 am. The Supreme Court was hearing on the petition of the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP against the surprise government formation by Fadnavis on Saturday morning.

Fadnavis was sworn in along with NCP's Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar as his deputy. The BJP has 105 MLAs in the 288-member House while the NCP had won 54 seats. The BJP claimed that it has the support of 11 independents and others thus taking its number to 170.

October 21, 2019: Elections for 14th Legislative Assembly carried out in Maharashtra for 288 seats.

October 24: Results declared. BJP gets 105 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena which got 56 seats. NCP got 54 seats while the Congress secured 44 seats.

November 9: Governor invites BJP to indicate willingness to form the government while giving it 48 hours to prove that it has the requisite majority.

November 10: BJP expresses inability to form government.

November 10: Shiv Sena asked by Governor to convey its willingness to form government by granting it 24 hours to demonstrate its majority.

November 11: Shiv Sena stakes claim to form government while submitting that it has the majority support. It also requests for three days time to give the letters of support.

November 11: Governor declines to accommodate the request for three days and rejects the claim of Shiv Sena to form the government. Governor invites NCP to indicate its willingness and ability to form government.

November 12: Governor's decision in rejecting Shiv Sena's claim to form the government with requisite support challenged in SC.

November 12: President's rule imposed in Maharashtra.

November 13: Shiv Sena does not mention its plea challenging the governor's decision in SC.

November 20: NCP chief Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi in Parliament to discuss issues related to farmer’s distress in Maharashtra. BJP president and home minister Amit Shah also present.

November 22: Combine agrees to name of Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister of the post-poll alliance "Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi".

November 23: President's rule revoked at 5.47 am on Saturday, Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister, Ajit Pawar as Dy CM.

November 23: Combine moves SC challenging Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari's decision, seek urgent hearing. SC registry posts the matter for hearing on Sunday.

November 24: SC asks Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to place before it tomorrow morning letters of Maharashtra Governor recommending revocation of President's rule, issues notice to Centre and others.

November 25: SC reserves till 10.30 am tomorrow its order on a plea by the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena combine.