New Delhi: The month-long impasse in Maharashtra has finally come to an end as the 288 elected MLAs took the oath on Wednesday, a day before the state gets Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister. A special Assembly session has been called for the administering of the oath of the MLAs.Also Read - Hours After Resignation, Ajit Pawar Meets NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule
Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar resigned from their respective posts of CM and deputy CM on Tuesday ahead of the Supreme Court-mandated floor test in the Assembly. Also Read - Maharashtra: 'Party, Family Split,' Says NCP Leader Supriya Sule on WhatsApp Amid Dramatic Rift With Cousin Ajit
“If the floor test is delayed, there is a possibility of horse-trading, it becomes incumbent upon the Court to act to protect democratic values,” said the court, while it was hearing a petition by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine that had challenged the government formation in Maharashtra, calling it “undemocratic and unconstitutional”. Also Read - Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule Among NCP's Star Campaigners- Check Full List Here