Dilip Walse Patil

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil calls Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry's swearing-in illegal, claims prescribed oath format not followed

Chandrakant Patil also alleged that the new government in Maharashtra defied rules in replacing BJP's Kalidas Kolambkar with NCP's Dilip Walse Patil as pro-tem Speaker, and questioned the propriety of holding election for Speaker's post after the floor test.

Maharashtra Floor Test Updates: 'Was tense before coming to House': Uddhav Thackeray after sailing through trust vote amid BJP walkout from Assembly

Maharashtra Floor Test LATEST Updates: Uddhav Thackeray, wearing a saffron turban, thanked House members and people of Maharashtra after the pro-tem​ Speaker declared that his government had won the floor test.

Speaker denies sanction to prosecute Kripashankar in DA case

A special Investigating team of Mumbai police had probed the case against Singh for three years following a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Bureau by activist Sanjay Tiwari in 2010.