LIVE News Updates: Maharashtra Guv invites BJP to form government

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has invited the BJP to form the government by virtue of it being the single largest party. The BJP has 105 MLAs in the 288 state Assembly.

The BJP will have to prove its majority by November 11.

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said that unity and brotherhood among the people of India is crucial for the development of India.

Recalling that Nov 9 is the day when the Wall of Berlin was razed, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the SC decision on Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit has come on the same lines and with the similar message.

He said that with the SC order, the decades-old dispute has been laid to rest and called for a “new beginning” and move towards building a “New India”.

He said it was time to bury the bitterness.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya matter and appealed to people to respect the judgement.

Odisha Chief Secretary A K Tripathy on Saturday instructed the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to ensure maintenance of peace and harmony across the state in view of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, saying the judgement ended the decades old dispute and appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony.

The Supreme Court on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.