Preparations for Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in ceremony begin

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance has managed to win the battle of forming the government in Maharashtra, finally. In a first for the Thackeray family, Uddhav Thackeray is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of the state, as agreed upon by the MLAs in the alliance. Here is the timeline of events that happened since the Supreme Court ordered for a floor test, in a verdict that was pronounced yesterday at 10.30 AM.

♦ Ajit Pawar, who sworn in as Deputy CM resigns

♦ Devendra Fadnavis who was sworn in as CM resigned within an hour of his deputy resigning

♦ Amrutha Fadnavis, Devendra Fadnavis's wife signed off, and said she performed her duties to the best of her abilities

Today:

♦ In an rare occasion, the swearing-in of members of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday assembled for the session without formation of a government and appointment of chief minister, this morning.

♦ Uddhav Thackeray and his wife met with the Governor Koshiyari

♦ Sena Leader Sanjay Raut spoke to the media and warned the government that Sena might end up in Delhi too. He further added that Ajit Pawar will play a big role in the three-party alliance.

♦ P Chidambaram got his family to tweet against the BJP from his account. The tweet said that Fadnavis's swearing in early in the morning was an attack on the President's office.

♦ Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in ceremony invitations go out to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Bengal's Mamata Banerjee

♦ Centre approved the withdrawal of President's rule in the state of Maharashtra

♦ Supreme Court denied an urgent hearing plea against the NCP-Congress-Sena alliance

♦ Fadnavis said it was BJP's mistake to ally with Ajit Pawar

♦ Ajit Pawar stated that he changed his decision after the SC's order and speaking to party colleagues.

♦ Several first-time MLAs take oath, including Sena's Aditya Thackeray

♦ Shiv Sena leaders celebrated in the parliament ahead of Thackeray's swearing in ceremony.

♦ IT Cell Ramesh Solanki quit Shiv Sena after working for 21 years due to ideological differences.

♦ As per ANI reports, Shiv Sena is set to have 15 ministers, NCP to have Deputy Chief Minister and 13 other ministers. Congress to have Assembly Speaker and 13 ministers.

Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray is set to lead the Maharashtra government at the swearing in ceremony to be held at Shivaji Park, tomorrow November 28.