Mumbai: Hours after Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao accepted the resignation of Prithviraj Chavan as chief minister and asked him to continue as caretaker CM till alternative arrangments are made, Union Cabinet recommended President's rule in the state.
"The union cabinet Saturday evening recommended President's Rule in Maharashtra", official sources said.
The development follows a recommendation to this effect by Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao earlier in the day following the resignation of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Friday.
The cabinet's recommendation will be sent to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Chavan resigned Friday, a day after the Nationalist Congress Party broke off its 15-year-old alliance with the Congress and pulled out of the government, sparking off a political crisis in the state going to elections in barely three weeks.
After the withdrawal of NCP with its 62 legislators, the Congress-led Democratic Front government was reduced to a minority in the 248-member house as it has only 82 legislators.
The NCP action came after talks with the Congress to continue their alliance failed over the issue of number of seats to be fought by each party in the Oct 15 elections.
The Congress had 22 ministers and NCP 20 ministers in the cabinet headed by Chavan.
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