The term of the Maharashtra Assembly ends on November 26. The ruling Mahawati won the assembly elections here by a landslide, but by the evening of Monday, November 25, a camp comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) had called for the next elections. has not been announced. Chief Minister of Maharashtra. While BJP and NCP are insisting on making Devendra Fadnavis the Chief Minister, Shiv Sena wants to make Eknath Shinde the Chief Minister again.
The picture of Maharashtra is likely to become clearer in the next three to four days. Fadnavis and Shinde are in Delhi to attend the wedding ceremony on Monday. Meanwhile, the two leaders may meet Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place on November 28 or 29.
However, in the meantime, a question is rising in everyone’s mind that if the term of the assembly is ending on November 26, will the new government have to take oath before November 26? What if it doesn’t happen? What if Mahawati is unable to decide on the name of the Chief Minister by the end of the day? Will President’s rule be implemented in Maharashtra?
Is it necessary to form a new government before November 26?
According to sources associated with the Maharashtra Assembly, it is not necessary to form a new government or take oath of the new chief minister before November 26. Sources said, ‘It is wrong to think that President’s rule will automatically come into effect in the state after the expiry of the term of the current assembly. There is no constitutional obligation to form a new government by November 26.
This has happened before.
Sources added that there have been several instances when the Chief Minister took oath after the term of the Maharashtra Assembly expired. Let’s take a look at some examples…
- The tenure of the 10th Assembly ended on 19 October 2004 and the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister for the 11th Assembly took place on 1 November 2004.
- The term of the 11th Assembly ended on 3 November 2009 and the new Chief Minister for the 12th Assembly was sworn in on 7 November 2009.
- The term of the 12th Assembly ended on 8 November 2014 and the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister for the 13th Assembly took place on 31 October 2014.
- The term of the 13th Assembly ended on 9 November 2019 and the new Chief Minister for the 14th Assembly was sworn in on 28 November 2019.
CM Shinde will resign, Acting Chief Minister can be made.
According to the provisions available under the law, the Election Commission will issue the notification for the formation of the new assembly, which was done on Sunday night. Sources said there is every possibility that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will resign on Monday and the Governor may ask him to remain as acting Chief Minister till the formation of the new government.
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First Publication: November 25, 2024, 6:47 PM IST
