Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in a press note: President s rule is unfortunate but we expect that Maharashtra will get a stable government soon.
Soon after Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday invited the Shiv Sena, the second largest party, to stake claim to form government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi dialled NCP chief Sharad Pawar on extending support to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in the state, according to sources.