The BJP and Shiv Sena won 161 of 288 seats in October 2019 but split over the CM post. President's Rule followed on 12 November. Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took o…
BJP and Sena fight as allies.
BJP 105 + Sena 56 = 161.
No party near 145 alone.
Rotating CM post ruled out.
Thackeray says power-sharing was agreed.
BJP, then Sena, then NCP asked.
Then central rule.
Assembly kept in suspended animation.
Uddhav Thackeray to be CM.
Rule lifted 5:47 am; oath at 8 am.
Most NCP MLAs stay with him.
From oath to resignation.
Open vote, live telecast.
Governor's role left open.
19th Chief Minister.
Four MLAs abstain.
161 before; 169 after.
Deputy CM again, in the MVA.
Thackeray resigns; Shinde CM.
Splits, a return, a death.
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