Balasaheb Thorat Elected Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party Leader Ahead of Floor Test, Know More About the Leader
Balasaheb Thorat is also among the contenders for becoming the pro-tem speaker, who is expected to play an important role in the floor test on Wednesday. The eight-time MLA is the senior most legislator in the assembly in terms of the time duration served as a legislator.
Mumbai, November 26: Maharashtra Congress president and senior legislator Balasaheb Thorat was on Tuesday elected as the Congress party’s legislative leader in the state. The announcement about Balasaheb Thorat elected as the legislative party leader of Congress was made by senior party functionary Mallikarjun Kharge during the party MLAs’ meeting at a Hotel in Mumbai. Maharashtra Floor Test Tomorrow, Supreme Court Orders Carrying Out Vote Before 5 PM on November 27.
Balasaheb Thorat is also among the contenders for becoming the pro-tem speaker, which is expected to play an important role in the floor test on Wednesday. The eight-time MLA is the senior most legislator in the assembly in terms of the time duration served as a legislator. Maharashtra Government Formation: Pro-Tem Speaker to Conduct Floor Test in Assembly on November 27; Know Role and Rule of Appointment & Probable Names.
Born in Sangamner Tehsil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra on February 7, 1953, Thorat is considered a farmer leader. He is also recognised for his work in the cooperative sector. The 66-year-old leader has a BA and LLB degree. He was the minister of agriculture and revenue in Maharashtra.
All the Congress legislators are currently lodged in the Hyatt hotel in Mumbai. The Supreme Court earlier today, on Tuesday, ordered that a floor test should be held in the Maharashtra assembly before 5 pm on November 27, days after BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the state’s chief minister, ending Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP’s bid to form the government in the state.
In a surprise development, Fadnavis took oath as the Maharashtra chief minister for the second time while NCP’s Ajit Pawar was sworn-in as his deputy on the morning of November 23. The BJP had won 105 seats in the 288-member assembly in last month’s assembly polls followed by Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and Congress 44. Although BJP and Shiv Sena got the mandate to form the government, the two parties parted ways over power-sharing.
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