HC dismisses petition challenging validity of Fadnavis govt

November 13, 2014 18:46

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis tweets: The High Court today dismissed the writ petition challenging the validity of the new government of Maharashtra.

The 13-day-old BJP government headed by Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday won the confidence motion in Maharashtra assembly by a voice vote, amid protests by former ally Shiv Sena.

Both the Sena and the Congress said the government was illegitimate since the confidence motion was passed by a voice vote and said it amounted to "strangling democracy".

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