Maharashtra political crisis LIVE updates: Uddhav defends alliance with Sonia, ‘those we fought for 30 years expressed faith in me’

Maharashtra Government Formation Live News Updates: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister in the Shivaji Park on December 1, NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced on Tuesday hours after Devendra Fadnavis ad Ajit Pawar resigned from CM and deputy CM posts. The Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs met at Trident hotel and passed a resolution appointing Uddhav as CM nominee of their front. The MLAs also passed the resolution to form 'Maha Vikas Aghadi', the three-party alliance in Maharashtra.

Earlier in the day, Fadnavis resigned as the deputy chief minister hours after the Supreme Court passed an order directing floor test in the state. "We do not have majority after Ajit Pawar's resignation," Fadnavis said announcing his intent to resign. "We realised we don't have the numbers and we don't want to indulge in horse trading," he said. Read in Malayalam

Addressing the press, Fadnavis said the poll mandate was for the BJP more so than the Shiv Sena, adding that no discussions were held with the former ally on a rotational CM post. "We won more than 70 percent seats while Sena won around 40 percent seats," he said. In the 288-member Assembly, the BJP won 105 seats while the Sena won 56.